New-Englands Memoriall 



Limited to One Hundred and Fifty Copies, 
of which this is A^o..../.s^...<? 



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By 
NATHANIEL MORTON 




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With an Introduction by 
Arthur Lord 




BOSTON 

THE CLUB OF ODD VOLUMES 

1903 



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Copyright, I^OJ 
Bv The Club ok Odd Volumes 






UNIVERSITY PRESS • JOHN WILSON 
AND SON • CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. 



Introduction 



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^ T a court held in Plymouth on the 5th of 
/% March, 1667, it was ordered "that whereas 
f ^ a certain Indian appertaining to our juris- 
^ diction is now in held at Boston for matter 

of fact, and that there is probability of a tender of some 
land for his ransom from being sent to the Barbadoes, 
that in case the said land be tendered to acceptance 
that it shall be improved and expended for the defray- 
ing of the charge of the printing of the book entitled 
' New England's Memoriall.' " 

On the 3d of June, 1668, at the General Court of 
Elections held at Plymouth " the sume of twenty 
pounds in countrey pay was ordered to be improved 
by the Treasurer for and towards the printing of the 
book entitled New England's Memoriall ; and it was 
likewise recomended to the several towns of this juris- 
diction by their deputies to make a free and voluntary 
contribution in money for and towards the procur- 
ing of paper for the printing of said book." On the 
7th of July, 1668, there is this entry: "In reference 
unto the printing of the book entitled New England 
Memoriall, the Court have ordered that the Treasurer 
shall indent with the printer for the printing thereof; 
and to improve that which is or shall be contributed 



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thereunto with the sume of twenty pounds ordered by 
the court to that end, and the sume of five pounds 
more if he shall see cause, the said twenty-five pounds 
to be paid out of the countrey's stock ; and to indent 
with Mr. Green to print it if he will do it as cheap as 
the other, and for the number of copies to do as he 
shall see cause." 

And on the 3d of July, 1669, it was ordered "that 
the Treasurer in the behalf of the country is to make 
good a barrel of merchantable beef to Mr. Green, the 
printer at Cambridge, which is to satisfy what is be- 
hind unpaid for and towards the printing of the book 
called New England Memoriall, which barrel of beef is 
something more then is due by bargain, but the court 
is willing to allow it in consideration of his complaint 
of a hard bargain about the printing of the book 
aforesaid." 

The foregoing orders indicate the interest which was 
taken in the " New-Englands Memoriall," and the 
importance which the Colony attached to an accurate 
history of its first beginnings by one who seemed by 
association, relationship, experience and official posi- 
tion, singularly well qualified for the task. The first 
edition was printed in 1669 in Cambridge by Samuel 
Green and Marmaduke Johnson for John Usher of 
Boston. 

John Higginson, minister of Salem, and Thomas 
Thacher, minister of the Old South Church in Boston, 
in the " Preface to the Reader " in the first edition which 



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was signed by them, state that " The author is an 
approved, godly man, and one of the first planters of 
Plymouth.. The work itself is compiled with modesty 
of spirit, simplicity of style and truth of matter, con- 
taining the annals of New England for the space of 47 
years, with special reference to Plymouth Colony which 
was the first, and where the author has had his constant 
abode." 

Nathaniel Morton was the son of George Morton, 
and came to Plymouth with his father in the "Ann " in 
July, 1623, being at that time a boy of about eleven 
years of age. John Davis, in his preface to the fifth 
edition of " New-Englands Memoriall," states that 
George Morton's wife Sarah was the sister of Gov- 
ernor Bradford. Later investigations have shown that 
George Morton's wife was Julianna, or Julia Ann, 
Carpenter, a sister of Alice Carpenter, to whom Gov- 
ernor Bradford was married in 1623. 

George Morton is commonly accepted to be the 
G. Mourt whose name appears signed to the Preface 
of "Mourt's Relation," which was published in England 
in 1622. Possibly to his papers, as well as to the 
valuable manuscript of William Bradford, the Governor 
and historian of Plymouth, Nathaniel Morton, the son 
and nephew, had full access. To that manuscript 
history, whose discovery, in the library of the Bishop 
of London at Fulham in 1844, threw a new light upon 
the early history of the Plymouth Colony, Morton 
acknowledges himself to be principally indebted. 



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In 1635 Nathaniel Morton was admitted as a freeman 
of the Colony, but no record exists of the precise time 
when he was appointed Clerk of the Colonial Court. 
It is only known that he entered his first record of the 
proceedings of the Court on the 7th of December, 
1647, ^^^ ^^s ^^^^ record of the town on the 4th of the 
following March. The office held by him and his 
predecessor, Mr. Sowther, was that of " clarke " until 
March 5, 1667-8, at which date he for the first time 
signed his name as secretary. Like his predecessor, he 
kept the town records in his capacity as Colonial Clarke 
or Secretary until the 4th of August, 1679, when, as 
appears from the record, he was " sworne Clarke of 
the Towne of Plymouth for this present yeer." See 
Introduction, by William T. Davis, to Vol. i, " Records 
of the Town of Plymouth, 1636-1705." 

In the same Introduction Mr. Davis states that 
Nathaniel Morton " lived for many years on the estate 
now (late) occupied by Frederick L. Holmes, adjoining 
Hob's Hole Brook, but in the latter part of his life he 
occupied a house which stood on the easterly side of 
Market Street, immediately above the estate of Mrs. 
John B. Atwood. His last entry in the town records 
is dated May 18, 1685, and he died on the 28th of the 
following month." 

He first married, in 1635, Lydia Cooper, daughter of 
John Cooper of Scituate, who died in 1673. He mar- 
ried second, 1674, Hannah Templar, widow of Richard 
Templar of Charlestown, and daughter of Richard 



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Pritchard, who survived him. He had eight children, 
all by his first wife : two sons, who died in childhood, and 
six daughters, two of whom died during his lifetime. 

Until the publication of the Bradford " Manuscript " 
in 1856, Morton's " Memoriall " was the principal source 
from which succeeding writers on the early history of 
the Colony drew their material. 

Prince, who used the " Manuscript " in his " Annals," 
says, " I was from my early youth instructed in the 
History of this Country. And the first Book of this 
Kind put into my Hand was the New England Memo- 
rial, compos'd by Mr. Secretary Morton; being the 
History of Plimuth Colony from the Beginning to 
1668. . . . And here I must Observe, That Mr. 
Morton's History, from the Beginning of the Plimuth 
People to the End of 1646, being chiefly Gov. Brad- 
ford's Manuscript abbreviated; from hence it comes 
to pass that in many Articles and Paragraphs which I 
cite from Gov. Bradford, both Mr. Morton and I 
happen to use the same Words and Sentences : Not 
that I deduce them from Mr. Morton, but because they 
are the original Words and Sentences in Gov. Bradford." 

Dr. Young, in his " Chronicles of the Pilgrims," says 
that " In part Morton's chief merit is that of a diligent 
but not always accurate copyist of his uncle's documents. 
He would have done a much greater service by causing 
Gov. Bradford's * History ' to be printed entire. It is 
the loss of that work that now gives so much value to 
his extracts and compilations." 



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It is evident that the book did not meet the ex- 
pectations of the writer's friends and townsmen, and 
the money contributions to its pubHcation, made by 
order of the Court, did not bring that abundant return 
which was expected. 

Morton clearly recognizes that there was somewhat 
of disappointment among his readers. In the preface, 
dated January 13, 1680, to his "Ecclesiastical History 
of the Church of Christ at Plymouth in New England," 
which history "^ was originally penned by Mr. William 
Bradford, Governor of New Plymouth," as appears by 
Morton's Note on the Church records into which it is 
copied by Morton, and which is now known to have 
been copied from Bradford's History he writes : 
" Some years since it pleased God to put an impulse 
upon my spirit to do something in an historical way 
concerning New England, more especially with respect 
to the Colony of New Plymouth, which was entitled 
New England's Memorial in which I occasionally took 
notice of God's great and gracious work in erecting so 
many churches of Christ in this wilderness. But it was 
judged by some that were judicious that I was too 
sparing and short in that behalf: the consideration 
whereof put me on thought of recollecting something 
more particularly relating to the church of Plymouth." 
And further he writes, " and for that end did once again 
repair to the study of my most honored uncle William 
Bradford Esquire, deceased, for whose care and faith- 
fulness in such like respects we stand bound; as firstly 



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and mostly to the Lord, so secondarily to him and 
his whose labors in such respect might fitly have been 
published to the world had they not been involved in 
and amongst particulars of other nature." 

Dr. Dexter, in a communication to the Mass. His- 
torical Society in November, 1881 (Proceedings, Vol. 
XIX, p. 108), calls attention to the fact that Hazard, 
when he printed the transcript in his " Historical Col- 
lections," ed. 1792, gave the authorship to Morton 
himself, " an error which seems to have been followed 
by Judge Davis and Mr. Bancroft; and even Dr. 
Thacher in his ' History of Plymouth ' (i 832) does not ^ 

lead one to infer that he had any suspicion of its source." 

Dr. Alexander Young, in his " Chronicles of the 
Pilgrims," 1841, discovered the true author, and pub- \.p 



ernor Bradford's " History of Plymouth Colony." 

We have no knowledge of Morton's life and char- 
acter other than what we can gather from his writings, and 
from the offices which he held. It is difficult to under- 
stand why Morton failed to preserve and hand down 
something more of the life at that time in the Colony. 
He must have known well the leaders of the "May- 
flower " company, — Bradford, Brewster, Winslow and 
Standish. As late as 1679, ^^^ years after the publication 
of his " Memoriall," twelve of the " Mayflower " pas- 
sengers were still living. 

By personal acquaintance, through tradition and story 
as well as in the official records which he kept for forty 



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lished the transcript from the Church Records as Gov- ~^^^, •"• j^/ 



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years, the minute details of the Pilgrims' lives and 
labors were in his keeping. Possibly he attached little 
importance to the story of those feeble beginnings, or 
thought that Bradford's history was sufficiently precise 
in its narration of the events and scenes of the early 
years of the Pilgrim Colony, and that at no distant day 
it would be published, always to remain the authoritative 
history of Plymouth. 

The need of such a history as his contemporaries 
evidently believed Morton would write, was to them 
plain and imperative. The story of the settlement of 
New England, of the causes which impelled the immi- 
gration to Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, and of 
the development of the Colonies during the privations 
and sufferings of their early years, not only had not 
been fully told, but until Morton published his "Memo- 
riall " no history of the Colony at Plymouth during the 
years subsequent to the first three years of its settlement 
had been printed. Bradford and Winslow's "Journal," 
a diary of events from the arrival of the " Mayflower " 
to the return of the " Fortune " In December, and usu- 
ally referred to as " Mourt's Relation," was published in 
1622. "Good News from New England," by Edward 
Winslow, was published in 1624, and brings the story 
down to September 10, 1623. Next is Winslow's " Brief 
Narrative of the true grounds of cause of the first plant- 
ing of New England" [1620-1623], which was printed 
in 1646 at London, at the end of his answer to Gorton, 
entitled " Hypocrisie Unmasked." 



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It is of interest, therefore, to note that at the time 
of the publication of Morton's book there was no 
narrative history of Plymouth Colony of a later date 
than 1623. Even if Morton had assumed that Brad- 
ford's " History " was to be printed at some date in the 
future, there was the story of Plymouth Colony for 
twenty years prior to the publication of his " Memoriall," 
which was not included within the limits of Bradford's 
" Manuscript." 

Although the publication of Bradford's " History" has 
taken from the " Memoriall " its chief value as a record 
of the foundation of the Plymouth Colony and of 
the early years of its settlement, the " Memoriall " 
will always have a certain curious interest in its numer- 
ous biographical and obituary notices of the leading 
laymen and ministers in both Plymouth and Massachu- 
setts Colonies, and especially in the anagrams and ele- 
giac verses commemorative of the lives and deaths 
of these ancient worthies of New England. 

It is worthy of mention also that the names of the 
vessels, the " Mayflower " and the " Speedwell," for- 
ever to be connected with the Pilgrim emigration from 
Holland, and the historic and tempestuous voyage 
across the Atlantic, first appeared in print in Morton's 
book. The fact that the name of the ship which 
safely bore the Pilgrim company to their new home, 
in the new world, is preserved in the Records of 
the Colony in the handwriting of Bradford, forever 
sets at rest the disturbing and speculative discussion 



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whether Morton accurately gave the name of the Pil- 
grim ship. 

Dr. Thacher says, " The work, it will be allowed, 
contains a rich fund of interesting narrative, relative to 
the early events which ought to be remembered, and 
every page indicates a mind imbued with the true spirit 
of piety and benevolence." 

The first edition was published, as before stated, in 
1669, at Cambridge. In the " Bibliographer's Manual 
of English Literature," by William Thomas Lowndes, 
there is a reference to an edition of the " New-Englands 
Memoriall," by Nathaniel Morton, printed at London, 
1669, and which was sold at the sale of the library of 
George Richard Savage Nassau, in 1824, for eleven 
shillings. No copy of that edition is now known to 
exist, and it is not probable that an edition was ever 
printed in London. 

John Collins, a mathematician of some celebrity in 
his day, who was officially connected with the Council 
of Plantations at that time, writing to Dr. Beale, August 
20, 1672 (see 6th Vol. Proceedings, Mass. Hist. Society, 
page 427), says, " There is a 4to book printed in 
New England entitled ' New England's Memorial ' by 
Nathaniel Morton, being a history and journal of the 
settlement and transactions in that Colony." Evidently 
the only edition with which this English writer was 
famiHar was the Cambridge edition of 1669. 

The printers of this first edition were Samuel Green 
and Marmaduke Johnson. Samuel Green was the 



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successor of Stephen Day, the first printer in New 
England, an inhabitant of Cambridge, and who acquired 
the printing press which the Rev. Joseph Glover brought 
to this country. Marmaduke Johnson, whose initials, 
M. J., appear on the title-page of the first edition, was 
sent over to the Colony in 1660 as an assistant to 
Green, when he was employed to print the Indian Bible 
by the Society for Propagating the Gospel. 

In May, 1665, upon Johnson's return from a visit to 
England, he brought over a new press and letters, and 
set up a new printing establishment in Cambridge. It 
is very probable that part of the book was printed by 
Samuel Green on the old press, and part by Marmaduke 
Johnson on the new press. The excellent appearance 
of the book is doubtless due to the superior technical 
knowledge, to the longer experience, and to the finer 
taste of Marmaduke Johnson, aided by an improved 
press and a new font of type. 

John Usher, for v/hom the book was printed, was a 
wealthy Boston Bookseller, who married in 1668 Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Peter Lidgett, a rich merchant of 
Boston. She died in 1698, and he married for second 
wife Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Allen, Governor 
of New Hampshire. Usher was a Councillor of Massa- 
chusetts, Treasurer of the Province, and employed by 
the Massachusetts government to negotiate the purchase 
of the Province of Maine from the heirs of Ferdinand 
Gorges. He was for several years Lieutenant Governor 
of the Province of New Hampshire, but upon the ex- 



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piration of his term of office in 1715 he returned to 
Massachusetts and retired to Medford, where he died 
Sept. I, 1726. His widow sold his estate of a mansion 
and five hundred acres of land to Colonel Royal. 

There is a striking illustration of the amenities of the 
literature of that date in the references by Morton to 
Samuel Gorton, in his " New-Englands Memoriall," and 
in the reply by Samuel Gorton to Nathaniel Morton, 
dated at Warwick, June 30, 1669, shortly after the 
publication of the first edition of the " Memoriall," which 
letter is printed in the " Tracts and Other Papers Col- 
lected by Peter Force, Washington, 1846, Vol. 4, 
No. 7." 

Morton refers to Samuel Gorton, who came to 
Plymouth from Boston soon after his arrival in Boston 
in 1636, as a " proud and pestilent seducer, and deeply 
leavened with blasphemous and familistical opinions," 
and bitterly attacks the character, principles and doctrine 
of Gorton and his associates. In a long letter to Mor- 
ton, covering some sixteen pages in Force's " Tracts," 
Gorton replies violently and indignantly to the charges 
made against him, and picturesquely describes Mor- 
ton's " Memoriall " in vigorous English in the lines "Yea, 
your record ariseth out of the bottomlesse pit, the 
smoake whereof is as a stifling fog of darknesse in your 
booke." The pages of the " Memoriall " which refer to 
Gorton, and Gorton's letter in reply, curiously and aptly 
illustrate the spirit of those religious controversies of 
that day, when the strict orthodox laymen and ministers 



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of the time deal with those who " call the holy Word 
and sermons of salvation tales ; the Lord's supper an 
abomination and a spell ; baptism, vanity and abomina- 
tion ; the ministers of the word necromancers ; and by 
other opprobrious terms vilify and traduce them," and 
who, in later years and less strenuous times, delight 
to be described as " advanced thinkers." 

Gorton was not permitted to stay in Plymouth, was 
imprisoned and whipped in Rhode Island, taken in 
Providence and brought to Boston, confined in Charles- 
town, and then banished from the jurisdiction. 

The late Mr. Ellis Ames had for many years a 
manuscript copy of the statutes or laws of Plymouth 
Colony in 164 long and closely written pages, certified 
by and in the handwriting of Nathaniel Morton. This 
contained the revision of the laws of 1658, with all the 
supplements down through the year 1666. In Mr. 
Ames* opinion it was the only one in existence of a 
number of copies then made to be sent to the several 
towns in the Colony, and this particular copy was sent 
to the town of Bridgewater. 

There were then no printed copies of the laws, and 
the duties of the secretary of the Colony seemed to 
require that he should transcribe and furnish to the 
towns and to others who might desire them, manuscript 
copies of these laws in his own handwriting. Mr. 
Ames' collection of Massachusetts laws was bought by 
Dr. Moore, the librarian of the Lenox Library, for his 
own collection. Dr. Moore's best collection of laws is 



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now in the library of the Historical Society of Pennsyl- 
vania, and his second best set of laws is in the Lenox 
Library, it having been purchased after Dr. Moore's 
death. Upon inquiry of the librarians of the Historical 
Society of Pennsylvania, and of the Lenox Library, I 
am informed that this manuscript copy by Morton of 
the Statutes of Plymouth Colony is not now in either 
library. If this valuable copy is now in existence its 
present location is unknown. The fact, however, that 
as late as 1658 it was necessary to laboriously transcribe 
the Statutes of Plymouth Colony for the use of the 
several towns within its jurisdiction and their citizens, 
is a striking illustration of the simplicity and economy 
of the early days, and of the laborious duties of a colo- 
nial secretary. The wearisome days which Morton 
must have devoted to this arduous labor of transcribing 
the laws, may afford some explanation why his history 
is not as full and minute as his contemporaries and their 
successors have wished. 

The second edition of " New-Englands Memoriall " 
was printed in 172 1 at Boston, by John Allen. To 
this edition was added a supplement of a few pages, 
in which the history was carried to the date of the arri- 
val of Sir William Phipps at Boston, with the new 
charter. May, 1692. The supplement was written 
by Josiah Cotton, the son of the Rev. John Cotton, 
who held at different times the offices of Clerk of 
the Court of Common Pleas, Justice of the same 
court, Register of Probate and Register of Deeds. He 



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was the author of the " Account of Plymouth Church," 
which was pubHshed as an appendix to the sermon 
of the Rev. Philemon Robbins, delivered at the or- 
dination of the Rev. Chandler Robbins at Plymouth 
in 1760. 

The third edition was printed at Newport in 1772, 
by Solomon Southwick. No new notes were added to 
that edition. 

In 1826 a fourth edition of the " Memorial 1," con- 
taining Mr. Cotton's supplement, was printed at Ply- 
mouth by Allen Danforth, at that time printer of 
the Old Colony Memorial^ a newspaper published at 
Plymouth. 

The fifth edition, edited by John Davis, a Fellow of 
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of 
the Mass. Hist. Society, and Judge of the United States 
District Court, was printed in Boston in 1826. This 
edition is of great value, containing many full notes 
prepared by Judge Davis, and a valuable appendix 
of 143 pages. This edition was copyrighted on the 
13th day of December, a. d. 1826, by the Pilgrim 
Society. 

The sixth edition was published at Boston in 1855, 
by the Congregational Board of Publication. It is a 
thick octavo volume of 537 pages, the title-page of 
which reads " New England's Memorial. By Nathaniel 
Morton, Secretary to the Court for the Jurisdiction of 
New Plymouth. Sixth Edition. Also Governor Brad- 
ford's History of Plymouth Colony ; Portions of 



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Prince's Chronology ; Governor Bradford's Dialogue ; 
Governor Winslow's Visits to Massasoit ; with numer- 
ous Marginal Notes and an Appendix containing 
numerous articles relating to the Labors, Principles and 
Character of the Puritans and Pilgrims." 

In the publication of this facsimile reproduction, the 
copies of the first edition belonging to Mr. Frederick 
L. Gay and Mr. George E. Littlefield of this Society, 
were used by the Committee on Publication. The 
copy belonging to Mr. Gay is specially worthy of 
mention as one of the few perfect copies of the first 
edition of 1669 now in existence, and as a remarkably 
fine specimen of this excessively rare book. 

The " Memoriall " will always remain of unique inter- 
est as the first important attempt to write and print in 
New England a comprehensive history of the first half 
century of the settlement of the Colonies of Plymouth 
and Massachusetts Bay. The contributions made by 
the Colony Court to its publication at a time when the 
funds of the Colony were apparently more needed in 
the bitter struggles necessary for its existence than in 
the publication of its history, indicate the importance 
which the men of that day attached to Morton's work, 
and their appreciation of his capacity and special attain- 
ments for the task. It is a memorial well worthy of 
permanent preservation. To the student of New Eng- 
land's history it will always have a peculiar value as the 
first published account by a contemporary writer of the 
men who made its history from 1620 to 1669, and of 



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the events of those years which, to a judicious and 
experienced observer who had a personal and official 
knowledge of the men and measures which he described, 
seemed the most important and most worthy of perma- 
nent preservation in the pages of history. 

Arthur Lord. 

April 8, 1903. 




EMORIALL 

O R, 

A brief Relation of the moft Memorable and Remarkable 
Paffages of the Providence of God, manifeftedto tlie 

PLANTERS 

OF 

^^Ijr^'Englmd in ^America ^ 

Wiihfpecial Reference to the firft Colony thereofj Called 

N E W-'P L I M O U T H. 

As alfo a Nomination of divers of the moft Eminent Inftrumeats 

deceafed, both of Church and Common-wealcli, improved in the 

firft beginning and afcer-progrcfs of fundry of the rcfpediv^e 

Jurifdidions in thofe Parts ; in reference unto fundry 

Exemplary PaflTages of their LIVES, and 

the time of their DEATH. 



Publi(hed for the life and Benefit of prefent and future Generations, 

By NATHANIEL MORTON, 

Secretary to the Court for the Jurifdidion of New- F /month 



Deur.ji.io. Htfomd him in a defert LnrJ, in thi ivafte howling wldcr/tefj he ledhjrftj 
About J h: i/iftritiled b/.«, he f^ept him as thl Apple of his Ej/e. 

Jcrem. i.z,^- I '(tmcmbtr thee, th:k}tdne[s of thy yoxtb, the love of thine tfpoufHs^ 
rehen thou tvtnttfl after me in the mldrnicfs, in a La^id that tpo^-not foT^riiScc: 

Dcut. 8. ^i^6■ AnA Ibau (halt remember all the way ivkicb the lord ihyGei led thee 
this FO RTY YE ARS in the mldcrnefs, &c. 



C A M B 1i I 7> G E: 
Printed by S,G. and M. f. for foh>t Vfhtr of Bo^on, i (^6^.^ 



To the ^ader. 

IT is mncli to be defired there might be extant A Co:-9tp!eat Biftorjof 
theVnhedColonieso'fNew-Englmd^ that God may have the praife 
of his goodnefs to his People here, .ind that the prefent and future 
Generations may have the benefit thereof. This being not ;ittainable for 
the prefent, nor fuddenly to be expeded, it is very expedient, that (while 
fundry of the Eldeft Planters are yet living) Records and A<temorfa!s of 
Rcmarl^Me PrcvideMCcs be preferved and publifhed, that the true Origi- 
nals of thefe Plantations may not be loft •, that Nevp-Engldnd^ in all time 
to come, may remember the day of her fmallefl: things ^ and that there 
may be a furniture o^ Materials for a true and full Hiftory in after-times. 
Tor thefeand fucli-like Reafons we are willing to Recommend unto the 
Reader this prefent Narrative as a Ufeful Piece. The Author is an ap- 
proved godly man, and one of the firfl: Planters at Plimouth -, The Work 
it felf is Compiled with ModeQy of Spirit,Simplicicy of Scyle,and Truth of 
Matter, containing the Annals olNew-EnglandSor: the fpacc of 47 years, 
with fpecial reference to Plimouth Colony, which was the firll,ancl where 
the Author hath had his conftant abode : And yet (fo farre as his Intelli- 
gence did reach) relating many Remarkable Paflages in the feveral Co- 
lonies •, and alfo making an honourable mention of divers of the mofl 
Eminent Servants of God that have been amongft us in feveral parts of 
the Country, after they had finidied their courfe. We hope that the Labor 
of this good man will finde a general Acceptance amongfl: the People of 
God, and alfo be a means to provoke fomeor other in the reft of the 
Colonies (who have had the knowledge of things from the beginning) 
10 QoTiinhwitih^t Ohfirvationszni Memorials alfo ^ by which means,, 
what is wanting in this Narrative, may be fupplied by fome others : and 
fo in the iffue, from divers Memorials there may be matter for a juft 
Hifiory of NeiV'England in the Lords good time. In the mean time,this 
may ftand for a Mo/mmeKt, ajid be defervedly acknowledged as an Ekri' 
Ez.er, that Hitherto the Lord hath helped m, , 

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-"g*— ^^^-^SL-SL w:s- —Sk ^.^gL ^^^ ^ yy _ _jy . _^ ^•g' , 
To the Right Wor{hipfuI, 

THOMAS T%IJ^CE £% 

Governourof the JurifdidionofiVifw Plimomh-j 

with the IVorJhif fully the 

MAGISTRATES, 

His Afliftants in the faid Government : 

N. M. "^ipjeth Peace and Pro/perity in thut Life\ ana 
EternaU Happinefs in that ^hich ii to come. 

Right WorlhipfuUj 

THe confideration of the weight of Duty 
that licth upon us, to Coftimemorlze-to 
future Generations the memorable pafla- 
gcs of Gods Providence to us and our Pre- 
decefTors in the beginning of this Planta- 
tion, hath wrought in me a reftlefnefs of fpirir, and ear- 
ned defire, that fomething might be atchieved in that 
behalf, more (or at leaft other wife) then as yet hath been 
done. Many difcouragemems I have mctwith,^ both 
from within and without my fclf : but reflc<fling' upon 
the ^Ends I have propofed to my felf in fetting out in 
thisWorkj it hath afforded me Come fupport, vi\, The 

A 3 ^^''O' 



The tftjlle Dedtcat$ry* 



glory ef God , and the good of prcjent and future Genera' 
ttons» Being alio induced hereunto, by iheconficiera- 
tion that youf felves (efpecUlIy fomc of you) are fully 
acquainted with many of the particulars, both concevnr 
ingPerfons and Things^ inferted in the following Nar- 
rative, andean on your own knowledge afTert them for 
Truth. Were it fo that any other had travelled m this 
kinde, infucha way as might have conduced to a brief 
and fatisfadiory intelligence in particulars relating to the 
premifes , I would have fpared this labour , and have 
fatisfied my felf in perufal of their Works, rather then 
to have fet pen to paper about the fame *, but having 
neither feen nor heard of any, cfpecially refpeding this 
our Plantation of New-Plimoath^ which God hath ho- 
nourcd to be the firft in this Land, I have made bold to 
pretent your Worlhips with , and to publilli to the 
world fomething of the very firfi Beginnings of the 
great Adings of God in New-EngUnd^ begun at New- 
Plimomh: wherein, the grcateft parr of my intelligence 
hath been borrowed from my much honoured Uncle, 
Mr. WiRiam Bradford, and fuch Manufcripts as he left 
in his Study, from, the year 1620, unto 16465 whom 
had God continued in this world fome longer time, and 
given him reft from his other more important JiffcLirs, 
we might probably have had thefe things from an abler 
Pen, ana better digefted, then now you may cxpe6L 
Certain Diumals of the honoured Mr. Edward Winflor^y 
have alio afforded me good light and help: and what 
from them botli, and otherwife I have obtained, that I 
judged fuitable for the following Difcourfe, I have with 
arc and faitlifulnefs related-, and have therein more 

follici- 



7he Efifile Dedicatory* 



follicitoudy followed the truth of things (many of which 
I can alfo aflert on my own knowledge) then I have 
ftudicd quaininefs in expreffions. 

I (hould gladly have fpoken more particularly of the 
\^d^\\hom'iT\gUmted Colonics^ whofe ends and aims in 
their Tranfplanting of them (elves and Families , were 
the fame with ours, viz. The glory of God^ thepropagatiot: 
cf the Gojpet, and enlargement of His Majeftks Dominions'^ 
but for want of intelligence, and that I may not prevent 
a better Pen , I fliall onely make mention of fome of 
their Worthies that we have been moft acquainted with. 

I (liali not infift upon the Clime nor Soyle of the 
Country, its Commodities or Difcommodities •, nor at 
large on the Natives, or their Cuftomes and Manners: 
allwhichhavebeenalready declared by Captain Smith-, 
Mr. Higginfon, Mr. Williams y Mr. Wood ^ and others. 
What it is, and what my aims at Gods glory, and ray 
good affedions to the place and people of whom I treat, 
may make it, I prefent your Wor(hips with*. Humbly 
craving your favourable afped, and good acceptance of 
my poor Endeavours % and that ray felf and it may 
finde proredion and (helter under the wings of your 
pious Patronage, to defend us againft fuch criticall and 
cenforious eyes and tongues, as may either carp at my 
exprefsions, or mifconflrue myintemions. The araple 
experience I have had of your undcfcrved Favour and 
Refpedto me, in my many years Service of the Puhlicky 
nndmy obfervationinthat time, that you have dellced 
fomething of this nature might be done, hath cncou* 
raged me hereunto: your good acceptance whereof, 
Ihallcver oblige me to anfwerable returning of grati- 
tude^ 



ihe Epiflle Dedicatory, 



tudc, and adminifter to me further cau(e of thankful- 
ncfs. That God hath given mc an Habitation under your 
juft and prudent Adminiftrations •, and wi(h for a Suc- 
ccfsion or fuch as may be skiJfull to lead our ifr4el in 
this their peregrination 5 and when God (hall take you 
hence, to receive the Crown of your labours and travels. 
Sopraycth, 



Your Worfhips humble Servanr, 



5\(jtthamel ^^Monon. 



TO 







, "^ ..2! !S_ __^ 



TO THE 

CHRISTIAN 
XvC3.C!cr • 

Grace and Peace be multiplied 5 With Profit by 
this following Narration. 

Gentle Reader^ 

fJdve for fofne length of time looked upBtt it ^4 duty 
incumbent , efpeciatlj en the immediate Succeffors of 
thofe that have had fo large Experience of thoje many 
memorable and ftgnall Demonflrations of Gods good' 
nefs, VIZ. 7he frft Beginners of this Plantation in New- 
England, f<? commit to writing his graciom difpenfations en 
that behalf i, having fo many inducements thereunto , not 
onelyoihenvife, but fo plenttfufly in the Sacred Scriptures^ 
That fo, what we have feen, and what our fathers have pftl.78.33.4. 
told us5we may not hide from our childrcR,{hewing to the 
generations to come the praifes of the Lord 5 that efpC' 
daily the kcd of Abraham his fervant, and the children vfai.joj.s,?. 
of ^acob his chofcn , may remember his marvellous 
works in the beginning and frogrefs of the fUnting ^f 

a New» 



To the Chriftian Reader. 



New-England, his wonders, and the judgements of his 
PAI.go.s, ?. mourh : Hen^ that God brought a vine into this Wilder- 
r.efs^ ^^jfhecaftout the Heathen and planted it 5 that 
hz made room for it, and caufed it to take deep rootj 
and it filled the Land 5 fo that it hath fent forth its 
boughs to the Sea, and its branches co the River. And 
not onely foj bat alfi thdt Ke hath guided his people, by 
EK0d.if.13. Iiis fti'ength to his holy Habitation, a^^d planted them in 
the Mountain of his Inheritance , in rejpeci ofpreciom 
Gojpel'Efijoymefits, So thattve m^y not .ondy look hack to 
yu\, 66. 6' former Experiences $f Gods goodnefs to cur PredecejforSy 
{though many J ejirs before) and jo have our faith ftrength- 
nedin the Mercies of God for our times 5 that fo the Church 
^^Z;?^ (?;?? Numerical Body, might not enely even for the 
Hofea u 4- tinK he fpake with us in our Forefathers^ by many gracious 
manifefiations of his glorious Attributes, WifdomcGood- 
neis, <?)?^ Truth, improved forth nr good: but aljo rejoyce 
in present Enjoyments of both outward and fpirituall mer' 
cies^ as fruits of their Prayers 3 Tears , Travels and LA' 
hours . That as efpecially God may have the glory of ally unto 
whom it is mofl due ^ fo^lfofome raycs of glory may reach the 
Names ofthofe blcffcd Saints that rvere the main JnfirU' 
ments of the beginning of this happy Enterprizc. 

So then-, gentle Reader, thott mayeft take notice^ thu 
the mam Ends ofpMfJnng this [mail Hiftory, />, That 
God may have his due praife. His Servants the Infjlru- 
mcnts have thdr Names embalmed, and the prefent 
and future Ages may have the fruit and benefit of Gods 
great work ,. in the Relation of the firft Planting of 
NsiV EngLird, Which Ends, if attained, will be great caufe 
of rejoycing to the PublifJier therecf , ;/ God gives him 

life. 



To the Chriftian Reader. 



life , and cppmumty to take notice thereof, 

7he Method / have objtrved, is (.is J cottld) m feme 
meafure anfiverahie to the ends forenamed^ in inferting jome 
Acknowledgemems of Gods Goodnefs, Faithfulnefs, and 
Truth upon f pedal occafions^ rvith allu/tcn to the Scriptures^ 
and alfo taking notice of [ome fpecial InjlrmnentSj and fuh 
main and fpecial Particulars as were perfpicmujiy remarks 
ahle^ in ivay of Commendation in them, [o farre ats my in^ 
telligence mtdd reach 5 and efpecially in a faithjul Com", 
memorizing^ and declaration of Gods wonderful works for, 
hy^ and to his people, in prepari^ a place for them, by dri^ 
n/ingout the Heathen before thcm-j bringing them through a 
a Sea of Troubles 5 preferving and proteaing them from^ 
and in thofe dangers that attended them in their lew eflate, 
when they were grangers in the Land •, and making this 
hovdirjg Wildernefs a Chamber of refl^ fafety, and pleafant-'' 
Ticfs^ whiles the florms of his Difpleafare have not onely tof 
fed, but endangered the overwhelming of great S^^tcs and 
Kingdomes, and hath now made it to 11s a fruitful Land^ 
fowed it with the feed of man andbeaft-^ hut especially in 
giving us folonga peace^ together with theGofpelofpeace^ 
and jo great a freedome in our Civil andReligiom Enjoy ^ 
ments 5 and alfi in giving m hopes that we may he Inftru' 
7nents in his hands ^ not cnely of enlarging of our Princes 
Dominions, but to enlarge the Kingdome of the Lord ^eftif^ 
in the Converfton of the poor blinde Niltivcs. 

AndnowyQonxicoViS Reader, thatl may not hold thee 
too long in the Porch, i onely crave of thee to reade this fol- 
lowing Difcourfe with afmglceye^ and with the fame ends 
as I had in penning it. Let not the fmallnefs of cur Be- 
ginnings , nor wsaknefs of Initi'uments 5 ^fioke the thing 



To the Chriftian Reader. 



feem little ^ or the work defpicabler, hut on the contrary y let 
the greater praife he rendred ttnto God^ who hath effe6fed 
great things hy fmall means. Let not the harfb^efs of my 
fiyle^ prejudice thy tajie or appetite to the dtfh l pre fern thee 
mth : Accept it as freely as I give it thee. Carp not at 
what thou, do f not approve ^ hutufc it as a Remembyame of 
the Lords goddnefsy to engage to true Jhankfulnefs and Obe- 
dience t, fo way it be a help to thee in thy journey through 
thewildernefs of this mr Id, to that Eternal Reft rvhich is 
enely to be found try the Heavenly Canaan : nvhich is the 
tarnefi deftre cf 



Thy Chriflian Friend, 



D^athmiel (i^Mortcn< 



N EfV' 



^ ElT'E^q L A SPUD'S 

MEMORIAL' 

O R, 

A brief Relation of the moft Remarkable Paflagesof 

the Providence of God manifefted to the Planters of 

Neyv'EngUnd m AMERICA. 

And firft , of the beginning of the firft Plantation in iV,£. 

CALLED 

N E W-P L I M O U T H. 

IT is the ufuall^nanner of the Difpenfation of the Maje 
Hy of Heaven, to work wonderfully by weak means 
for the effcduacing of great things, to the intent that he 
may have the more Glory to himfelf: Many inftances 
hereof might be produced, both out of the Sacred Scri- 
ptures, and common Experience •, and amongfl: many others of 
this kinde, the late Happy and Memorable Enterprize of the 
Planting of that part of America called Neyv-EngLwd , de- 
fer veth to be Commemorized to future Poller ity. 

IN the Year 1602. divers godly Chriftiansof our Englidi 
Nation in the North of EngUndy being fludious of Refor- 
mation, and therefore not onely witnefiing againft Humane 
Inventions, and Additions in the Worfliip of God, but minding 
moll the pofitive and pradical part of Divine Inftitutions, they 
cntred into Covenant, To walk with God, and one with an- 
other, in the enjoyment of the Ordinances of God, according 

^ to 



New- Engiands MemoyinlL 



to the Pi-imicive Paternin the Word of God. But findin[; by 
expci ience they could not peaceably enjoy their own liberty in 
their Ni«ive Country, without ofTence to others that were dif- 
ferently minded ^ they took up thoughts of removing them- 
felves and their Families into the Naherlands^ which accord- 
ingly they endeavoured to accompli(b, bu: met with grear 
liinderance: yet afcer ron:ie time, the good hand of God re- 
movingobftruftions, they obtained their defires^ arriving m 
HolLind^ they fetled themfelves in the City of Liyden^ in the 
year 1610, and there they continued divers years \v\ a com- 
fortable condition, enjoying much fweet fociety andfpiritual 
comfort in the wayes of God, living peaceably among them- 
felves, and being courteoufly entertained, and lovingly le- 
fpcded by the Bmch^ amongfl: whom they were ftrangers, ha- 
ving for their Paftor V^x.fohnRoblnfon^ a man of a learned, 
poliilied, and moded fpirit, pious and ftudious of the Truth, 
largely accomplifhed with futable Gifts and Qualifications- to 
be a Shepherd over this Flock of Chrift ^ having alfo a fellow- 
helper with him in the Elderfhip, Mr. jFillUm Brervfier^ a man 
of approved Piety, Gravity, and IntegritY. very eminently fur- 
niftied with gifts futable to fuch an Office. 

But notwithftanding their amiable and comfortable carrying 
on, (as hath been faid) although the Church of Chrill on 
Earth in holy Writ, is fomecimes called Heirvrn-^ yet there is 
alwayes in their moft perfeifl flate hei'e in this lower world, 
very much wanting as to abfolnte and perfed happinefs, which 
is onely referved for the time andplace of the full enjoyment 
of Celeftial Glory : for, although th"s Church was atpeace, 
and in reft at this time, yet they took up thoughts of removing 
themfelves into America with common confcnt -, thePropofi- 
tion of femoving thither being fee on foot, and profecmed by 
the Elders upon juR: and weighty grounds-. : for, althoaigh they 
did quietly and fweetly enjoy then Church liberries under the 
States^ yet they for ef.iw that HoiUni would be no place for 
their Choi'ch and Poflerity to continue in comfortably, at 
leail in. that meafi«:e that they hoped to frnde abroad ^ and 

that 



Ncvv-Englands Memoriall. 



that for thefe Reafons following, which I fiiall recite as received 
from themfelves. 

Piril-, Becaufe themfelves were of a different Language from 
\\\QDntch^ where they lived, and were fetled in their way, in- 
fomuch that in ten years time, whiles their Church fojourned 
amongfi: them, they could not bring them to reform the negled 
of Obfervation of the Lords-day as a Sabbath, or any other 
thing amifs amongft them. 

Secondly, Becaufe their Countrymen , who came over to 
joyn with them, by reafon of the hardnefs of the Country, 
foon fpent their Eftates, and were then forced either to return 
back to England^ or to live very meanly. 

Thirdly, That many of their Children, through the extreme 
neceility that was upon them, although of the bell: difpofitions, 
and gracioufly inclined, and willing to bear pare of their Pa- 
rents burthens, were oftentimes fo opprefled with their heavy 
labours, that although their Spirits were free and willing, yet 
theii* Bodies bowed under the weight of the fame, and became 
decrepid in their early y'ouch, and the vigour of Nature con- 
fumed in the very bud. And that which was very lamentable,and 
of all forrows moft heavy to be born, was, that many by thefe 
occafions, and the great licentioufnefs of Youth in that Coun- 
try, and the manifold temptations of the place, were drawn 
away by evil examples into extravagant and dangerous conrfes, 
getting the reins on their necks, and departing from their Pa^ 
rents ; Some became Souldiers, others took upon "them farrc 
Voyages by Sea,and other-fome worfe courfes tending to diffo- 
lutenefs, and the deftrudion of their Souls, to the great grief of 
their Parents, and the difiionour of God ^ and that the place 
being a place of great licentioufnefs and liberty to Children, 
they could not educate them, nor could they give them due 
corredion without reproof or reproach from their Neigh- 
bours. 

Fourthly, That their Pofterlty v/ould m few generations be- 
come Z7»/<r/;,and fo lofe their intereft in the EngUjJi Nation- they 
being delirous rather to enlarge His Mafeitres Dominions, 

B z and 



Ncw-^nglands MemorialL 



and to live under their Naairall PRINCE. 
this bath hca Fifthly and l;ifHy,;ind which was not the leaft,a great hope and 
fmnfrHe% '"^^^'•'^ ^^^^ ^^'^V ^^^ ^^ laying fome good Foundation, or ac 
mvl/th% ^ ^*^^^ ^^ ™^^^ ^^"^'^ ^^^y thereunto, for the propagating and ad- 
huns of ;my vanceojent oF the Gofpel of the Kingdome of Chrill in thofc 
ef hii serv.iiits remote parts of the World, yea although tbey fliouldbebut 
to he very i,:. as ftepping-ftones unto others for the performance of Co great 
flmtd vt aWori<. f fa 

ihisrvo'ui-) rvith 
fome goo i (lie- 

ccfs,& hopes cf Tnefe and luch like were the true Reafons of their removal, 

a further tlcf- and not as fome of their Adverfaries did upon the rumour 

fiigtn ibdt rc' thereof, caft outlianders againfl: them-, as if the State was 

./<•«• weary of them, and had rather driven them out, (as Heathen 

Hiflories have feigned of Mofes and the Ifraelites, when they 

went ofut of Eg)pt) then that it was their own free choice and 

motion. 

I will therefore mention a particular or two, to evince the 
contrary. 

And Hrft, Although fome of them were low in their Eflates, 
yet the Dutch obferving that they were diligent, faithful and 
careful of their engagements, had great refped to them, and 
ftrove for their cnfTome. 

Again , fecondly , the Magiftrates of the City of Leyden 
where they lived, about the time of their coming away, in the 
publick place of Juftice gave this commendable Tellimony of 
them,in reproof of the Walloons who were ohh^Frettch Church 
in the City*, Thefe EnHij% (find they) have lived now amongjl m 
Tenyears^ and pt vpe never had any Suit or Accufation againfi 
them^ or any of them •, but your Strifes and parrels are con- 
timall. 

The Reafons of their Removal above-named being debated 
firft in private, and thought weighty, were afterwards pro- 
pounded in publick • and after folemn dayes of Humiliation 
obferved both in publick and in private, ic was agreed. That 
part of tile Church ftiould go before their Brethren into Atfie- 
rlca, to prepare for the rcA: and if in cafe the ma/or part of 

the 



New- Englands MemorialL 



the Church did chule to go over wich the ilr ft, then thepjftor 
to go along with them^ but if the major part Hayed, that he 
was then to ftay with them. 

They having imployed fundry Agents to treat with fevera! 
Merchants in .England \, who adventured fome confiderable 
Sums in a way of valuation to fuch as went perfonally on in 
the Voyage-, the Articles of Agreement about the premifes 
being fully concluded with the faid Merchants, and fundry Dif- 
ficulties and Obftrudions removed, having alfo obtained Let- 
ters Patents for the Northern parts of Virginia^ of King fames 
of Famous Memory ^ All things were got ready and provided, 
a fmall Ship was bought and fitted out in Holland, of about fixty 
Tun, called The Speedwell, as to ferve to tranfport fome of 
them over, fo alfo to ftay in the Country, and attend upon 
Fifliing, and fuch other afTiirs as might be for the good and 
benefit of the Colony when they came thither. Another 
Ship was hired at London, of Burthen about Ninefcore, called 
The May-flower, and all other things got in a readinefs : fo 
being prepared to depart, they hadafolemn day of Humilia- 
tion, the Paftor teaching a partol the day very profitably and ^^ Text of 
futably to the prefent occafion, the reft of the time was fpent scri^tirre- woi 
in pouring out of Prayers unco the Lord with great fervency, Ezrag-n. 
mixed with abundance of tears •, and the time being come that 
they muft depart, they w'ere accompanied with moil: of their 
Brethren out of the Cii:y, unto a Town called Dclfs Haven, 
where the Ship lay ready to receive them : fo they left that 
goodly and pleafant City, which had been their relling place 
above eleven years -, but they knew that they were Pilgrims 
and Strangers here below, and looked not much on thefe things, u^ij^ j^ 
but lifted up their eyes to Heaven, their deareft Country, where 
God hath prepared for them a City, and therein quieted their 
fpirits. 

When they came to the place, thty found the Ship and all 
things ready -, and fuch of their Friends as could not come 
with them, followed after them, and fundry came from Am- 
fttrdm to fee them fhipr, and to take their leaves of them . 

B 3 One 



New- En^lands MemorialL 



One nigiic was fpent with lictle fleep with the moft, but with 
friendly eiirercainment , and ChriRian difcourfe , and other 
reall exprefiions of true Chriftian love. The next day the 
wind being fair they went on Board, and their friends with 
them, where truely- doleful was the fight of that fad and 
mournful parting, to hear what fighs and fobs and prayers 
did found amongll them j what tears did gu(h from every eye, 
and pithy fpeeches pierced each others heart, that fundry of 
the J^A-rc^ftrangers that flood on the Key as fpedators, could 
not refrain from tears : yet comfortable and fweet it was, to 
fee fuch lively and true expreilions of dear and unfeigned love. 
But the Tide (which ftayes for no man) calling them away, 
that were thus loth to depart, their Reverend Paftor falling 
down on his knees, and they all with him, with watery cheeks 
commended them with mofl: fervent Prayers unto the Lord and 
hisblefling^ and then with mutual imbraces, and many tears, 
they took their leaves one of another, which proved to be the 
(afl Icaveio m.any of them. Thus hoyfing Sail with a profpe- 
rous gale of wind, they came in (hort time to Sotnha?npto-4^ 
wltere they found the bigger Ship come from Z(5?7^c«, being 
^i^TuT i"t?'idy with all the reft of their Company, meeting each other 
lu{y T^io. ^^'it^i ^ i<^y/"^ welcome and mutual congratulation. 

At their parting, their Paftor Mr. fohn RobhfcA wrote a 
Letter to the whole Company, which I thought meet here to 
infert, being fo fruicfull in itfelf, and futabk to their occa- 



I 



Loving Chriftian Triends, 
Do heartily^ and in the Lord falute you, as heirngt'mfe with 
^ Vi>hom I am yrefent in~my befi itife^ions^ and mojl earnefi long- 
ings after yoH^ though I h confirained for a Vahile to be bodily 
abfent fran jon : I fay, Confirained ^ God k>towing how Vcilling- 
A, and much rather then otherwife, I Veofild have barn my p^wt 
Vcith yoa in this firfi brmt, were: I not by Jlrong necf^ity held baci^ 
for the prefcnt. Make accjoaat of me in. the mem time as a mart 
divMin my f elf, mh great fain, Qand as Natftral bends fet 

ajide) 



New- England? Memortnll. 



nfide) having my better fan with jou : And dthoH^h I ^oubt not 
but in your gadlj wif domes yon Izoth forefee and rtjolve nfon that 
Wfhich conccTKSth your prefcnt ftats and condition^ both feverally 
and joyntly ^ yet have I thought it buttny duty to adde fowe further 
fpur of provocation unto them who run already^ if not becnufe you 
need it ^ yet bccaufe J onrei^ in love and duty. And fir Jh^ as ive 
are daily to renew our Repentance rrith our God^ efpccially for our 
fins knorvn, and generally for our ur.knmrn trefpajfes : Jo doth the 
Lord call m in a ftngular manner^ upon occajlons of fnch dijficulty 
and danger ai lieth upon jou^ to a both narrow fear ch^ and careful 
reformation of your wayes in hi^s fight, lefl he calling to remembrance 
cur fins forgotten by us^ or unrepented of, tal^e advantage againji 
Jis^ and in judgement leave us to be fwallowed up in erne danger or 
other : whereas on the contrary^ fin being fallen away by carntft 
Repent ancey and the pardon thereof from the Lord fealed up to a 
mans Confcience by his Spirit, great fhallbe his fecurity and peace 
in all dangers, fweet his comforts in all dijl/ejfes, with hjippy de- 
liverance frorn all evil, rrhtther in life or death. Now next after 
this heavenly peace with God and our own Confcicnces, we are care- 
fully te provide for peace Vcith all men, \vhat in us lytth, cfpeclally 
with our Affociates ^ and for that, W'atchfulnefs muft' be h.^d th.it 
we neither at all in out" f elves do give, no nor eafily take cff'ence be- 
ing given by others. Woe be co the world for offences, for al- 
though it be nec'.ffarii, confidering the malice of Satan and mans 
corruption, that offences come, yet woe unco the man, or wom^n 
cither, by whom the offence comech, /.?/>/; C-^/-//?, Macch. 18.7. 
a/id if offences in the unfeafonahle ufe of thiyigs in themfelves in- 
different, be more to be feared then, death it felf, ^zs the Apofile 
ttocheth, I Cor. 9. 15. how much more in things Jimply evil, in 
which neither honour of God nor love of man is thought worthy to 
he regarded ? Neither yet is it fufficient that we keep our f elves 
by the grace of God from giving of offence, except withall \ve be 
armed again]} the taking of them when they are given by others: 
for how iwp.rfc^ and lame is the Worl^ of Grace in that perfon, 
who wants Charity to cover a mulcitude of offences ? as the 
Scripture ff.eaks. Neither are you to be exhorted to this grace^ 

cfidy 



S Ncw-Englands Memoriall, 

ondy H^on the common grounds of Chriflimitj^ which are^ that 
feyfotis reaJji to take offence, eithtr vant Charity to cover offences, 
or ivifdome duelj to '^eigh humme (ratlttes j or iafi/y, are grofs 
though clofe Hypocrites, as Chrifi ottr Lord teacheth, Mat.7.1,2,5, 
as indeed, in m own experience few or none have ken found ^^hicb 
foonfr give opnee, then fuch as eaftly take it ^ neither have they 
ever proved fo find and profitable Members in Societies, who have 
»5;/n/5f^/^// touchy humour. But he fides thefe, there are divers 
Motives provoking ym above others to great care and confcience 
this way •, as firji, there are many of you firangers as to the per* 
fons, fo to the infirmities one of another, and fo fiand in need of 
more Watchfulnefs this way, lef} when fuch things fall out in men 
and women ai yon expsBsd not, you be inordinately ajfe^ed with 
them, which doth rei^uire at your hands much rvifdome and Cha- 
rity for the covering^and prcvtnting of incident offences that "^aj, 
And lafily,your intended courfi of Civil Community, will minifier 
contimiall occafion of offence, and will be as fewel for that fire, 
except you diligently quench it with brotherly forbearance: and 
if taking »f offence caujlefiy or eafily at mens doings, be fo care' 
fully to be avoided -^ how much more heed is to be tak^n that "tt^f take 
mt offence at God himfelf?. which yet we certainly do, fo oft as wc 
do m.urmurc at his Providence in our erodes, or bear impatiently 
fuch affilUions as wherewith he is pleafed.tovifit ta. Store up 
therefore Patience againfi- the evil day •, ^'Ithout which, we take 
offence at the Lord hlmfelf in his holy and jufi works- A fourth 
thing there is carefully to be provided for •, viz. That with your 
common Impluyments, you joyn conmon AffeElions trutly bent upon 
the gemrall Good, avoiding as a deadly Plague of your both Com- 
mon and Special Comforts, all retirednefs of minde for proper ad- 
vantage ', and all fingularlyaffeEled every manner of way, let every 
man reprefs in hlmfelf, and the whole Body in each perfon, as fo 
many Rebels againfi the Common Good, all private refpeds of 
mens felVjCS, -not foning with the general Convenience, And as 
men are careftdnot to have anew Houfe fjaken with any violence, 
before it be well fetled, and the parts firmly knit : fobe you, I 
befeech yon Brethren, much more care full that the Houfe of God 

(which 



Ncw-Englands Memoriall. 



(y^hkh you are, and are to he) be not ih^ken rvith mnecejfary No' 
velties, ' or other Oppo/tfiom at the firfl fetUng thereaf.^ 

Liifily^ VVhereoi jofs are to become a Bodj Politicly, ^.t^^gf" 
mcngft your [elves Civil Government, andaremtfurmpjed tvith 
perfons of fpecial Eminency above the refi, to he chofen by yon into 
O^ce of Government '^ Let your wifdcme and godllnefs appear not 
onely in chooftng fmh per fans as do intlrely love^ and will promote 
the Common Good 5 hut alfo in yielding mto them all due Honour 
and obedience in their lawful Adminiftrations, not beholding in 
themthe ordinarinefs of their perfons, hut Gods Ordinance for your 
good: not being like the foolijl} multitude, U'i(? more honour the gay 
Coat, then either the virtuotis minde of the man, or the glorious 
Ordinance of the Lord : But you k^oro better things, and that the 
Image of the Lords Power and Authority \\thich the Afagifirate 
beareth ts honourable, in how mean perfons foevcr -, and this duty 
you may the more 'Willingly, and ought the more confcionably to per' 
form, becaufe you are {at leafi for the prefint) to have thtm for 
your ordinary Governours, Vchich your [elves pjallmake choice of 
for that Work. 

Sundry other things of Importance I could put you in minde of, 
and of thofe before-mentioned in more \iiwrds; hut I mil not fo far 
\\;rong your godly mindes, as to thinks you heedlefs of thefe things, 
there being dfo divers amongfi you [0 n>ell able both to admoni^ 
themftlves and others of what concerneth them, Thefe few things 
therefore, and the fame in few Vt^ords, I do earneftly comm,end unto 
your Care and Confcience, jojnlng therewith my daily and inceffant 
Prayers unto the Lord, That He rvho hath made-the Heavens, and *Vpon the^ rt- 
the Earth, and Sea, and all Rivers of Waters, and whofe Provi- '"f^f^^^[f 
dence is over all his Works, ejpecially over all his dear Children fdr ^^^^ ^aS^o- 
good, would fo guide and guard you in your W'aycs, as tnwardly by g^^j^y. . ^n^ ;{ 
/?Af Spirit, fo outwardly by the hand of his power, as that both you, was publichjv 
find we alfo for and with you, may have after-matter of prdifing his vcad amon^Si 
Name all the dayes of your and our lives, fare yon mil in Htm in thetn.wbkh had 

, r \- 1 -r r coad acceptation 

rphom JOH truft, and tn whom I reft^ ^^^^ ,./^^ ^„^ 

An iiJtfdgmd wnll-willer of your happy fuccefs in this hopsfult Voyage, cfttr fmt wU^ 

JOHN ROBINSON. «^»/« 

C Of 



10 New-Englands A/^w^m//. Anno 1620. 

of theTrouhlcs th At befell the firft PUmers upon theCoafl 
<?/ England, ana in their P''q'j age in cowing over inio 
New in^Uud i and their arrival at Cape Cod, 
aliks Cape James. 

A LI chings being gor ready, and every buflnefs difpatched, 
they ordered and dilbibuced their Company for either 
Ship, (as they conceived for the bed) and choic a Governour, 
and two or three Afilllants for each Ship, to order the people 
by the way, and to fee to the difpoling of the Prcvifion, and 
fuch like affairs •, ail which whs not only v/ith the liking of the 
Maflers of the Ships, but accordirg to their defires : which 
being done, they fet Sail from Soi'tlum-.ftcv the fifth of Axguft^ 
1620. But alas, the beO: Enterpnzes meet oftentimes with 
many difcouragcmcnts , for they had not failed farre, before 
Mr. RgzoUs^ the Mafter of the IcfTer Ship, complained [hat he 
fonnd his Ship fo leak, as he durjl not put further to Sea : 
on which they were forced to pur in at Dartmotah^ Viv.fonfs 
the Maf}-er of the biggefl Ship likewife putting in therewith 
him-, andthefaid IcfTcr Ship was fear ched, and mended, and 
judged fufficient for the Voyage by the Workmen that mended 
her : On which, both the Tiid Ships put to .^ea the fecond time, 
but they had not failed ;.bove an hundred Leagues, ere the 
faid Reynolds again complained of his Ship being fo leak, as 
that he feared he fhould founder in che Sea, if he held on • and 
then both Ships bore up again, and went in at Pllwouth : buc 
being there fearched again, no great matter appeared, but ic 
was judged to be the general weaknefs of the Ship. But the 
truereafonof the retarding and delaying of matters was noc 
as yet difcerned : the one of them refptding the Ship (as after- 
wards was found) was, that fhe was over-Maflcd, which when 
(be came to her trim m that refpe(!^, fhedid well, and made 
divers profitable and fuccefsful Voyages. But fecondly, and 
more elpecially, by the deceit of che Mailer aud his Comp^^ny, 

vvlio 



An,i62o. Ncw-Englands McmorialL n 

who were hired co flay a whole year in the Country ^ but now 
fancying diflike, and fearing want of Vi<ftuals, they plotted this 
ftracagem to free themfelves, as afterwards was known, and 
by fomc of them confefTed ^ for they apprehended that the 
greater Ship being of force, and in whom mofl: of the Provi- 
lions were beftowed, that (he would retain enough for f>er felf, 
whatfoever became of them and the PafTengers : Out fo ftrong 
was felf-Iove and deceit in this man, as he forgot all duty and 
former kindnefs^ and dealt thus falfly with them. Thefe thifig^ 
thus falling Ottt, it was refolved by the whole to difmifs the 
leHer Ship, and part of the Company with her, and that the 
other part of the Company (hould proceed in the bigger Ship-; 
which when they had ordered matters in reference tbereun to. 
they made another fad parting, the one Ship, (i//c.) theleffeir 
going'back for London^ and the other {vIk..) Tht Mayftotvery 
Mr. ^oms being Mafier, proceeding on m the intended Voy- 
age. " 

Thefe troubles being blown over,- and now all being com- 
pad togetlier in one Ship, they put to Sea again with a profpe- 
reus wind; but after they had en joyed fair winds for afeafon, 
they met wixh many contrary wind^ and fierce ftorms, with 
which their Ship was fhrewdly {baken, and het upper works 
made very leaky, and one of the main Beams of the Mid-fhips 
was bowed and cracked, which put them to fome fear that fhe 
would not be able to perform the Voyage •, on which the princi- 
pal of the Seamen and PafTengers had ferious confultation what 
to ^o^ whether to return or hold on : but the Ship proving 
ftrdng under water, by a Screw the faid Beam was brought into 
his place again ^ which being done^ and well fecured by the ^, ^^^^ ^^^ 
Carpenter, they refolved to hold their Voyage, and fo after ^^ ^alld at the 
many boifterous ftorms in which they could bear no fail, but fiiji by Captdiit 
were forced' to lye ac Hull many daye§ together ; after long <io{iio\dt and. 

beating at Sea, they fell in with the land cAki* Cave Cod: the ^/ Companyy 
, =• ' -^ ^ Anno i^oi> 

becaufe they taofi mncb of that Fiji) there j and afterward called. Cope James by Captain Smiili. 
Tbe.To'm of the C-ipc'i call 'd Poinc Car'., and luCKfS Teiioyij -and by the Trench aid: 
*D0ch Miilacar^ by n.i^ofl of fjjs ^mll.oia ShoUs^ 

Q Z which 



12 New Enghnds Memoriall. An. 1620. 

which being mtidc, and certainly known to be it, they were not a 
little loyfu). After fome little deliberation had amongft them- 
felves with the Mafter of the Ship, they tacked about to Oand 
to the Southward, to finde fome place about HuAfons Rivir^ 
(according to their firfl intentions) for their Habitations : Buc 
they had not failed that Courfe above half* a day, but they fell 
amongfl: perillousShoies and Breakers, and they were fo farre 
intangJed therewicli, as they conceived themfelves in great dan- 
ga-.-, and the wind (hrinking upon them v/ithall, they refolved 
to bear up again for the Capeaforefnid : the next day, by Gods 
Providence, they got into the Cape harbour. Thus they ar- 
rived at C<^/jfCo^, alias Cape fames, in Noveip^her 1620. and 
being brought fafe to land, they fell upon their knees and blef- 
U6i the God of Heaven, who had brought them over the vafl: 
and furious Ocean, and delivered them from many penis and 
miferies. 

Neverthelcfs, ft is to be obferved, that tbeir putting into 
this place was partly by reafon of a ftorm, by which they were 
forced in, but more efpecially by the fraudulency and contri- 
vance of the aforefaid Mr. fonts, the Mafter of the Ship : for, 
T1 mth '^^^^ Intention, as is before-noted, and his Engagement, was 
aUUtA^^f'^ to Uudfons River-, but fome of the D^tch having notice of 
I h<ivc hnd Lite their intentions, and having thoughts about the Time time of 
ir>!(i cntm U- ereding a Plantation there likewife, they fraudulently hired the 
tdligme. faid 7^wi by delayes while they were in £«^/4«i, and now un- 
der pretence of the danger of the Sholes, &c. to difappoinc 
them in their going thither • ButGodouc-fhoots Satan often- 
times in his own Bow , for had they gone to Hudfons River as 
before exprcfled, .it had proved very dangerous to them: for 
although it is a place farrc more commodious, and the Soil 
more tet tile, yet then abounding with a miilcitude of pernicious- 
S*»lvnge.s, whereby chey would have been in great peril of their 
lives, and Cc) the work of tranfplanting the Gofpel into thefe 
parts, much endangered to have been hindred and retarded » 
but God fo difpofcd, that the place where they afterward fecled 
was much depopulated hsj a great Mortality amongfttheNa- 

tiveSj 



An.i6zo. New-Enelands McmorhlL 13 



tives, which fell out about two years before their arrival, 
whereby he made way for the carrying on of his good purpofc 
in promulgating of his Gofpe! as aforefaid. 

But before we pafs on, let the Reader with me make a paufe, 
and ferioufly confider this poor peoples prefent condition, the 
more to be raifed up to admiratioa of Gods goodnefs towards 
them in their prefer vation : for being now pafied the vail 
Ocean, and a itd^ of Troubles before in their Preparation, they 
had now no Friends to welcome them, no Inns to entertain or 
refrefli them, no Houfes, or much lefs Towns to repair unto 
to feeK for fuccour : tlie BarbartMS that Pa/il the Apoftle fell 
amongfl in his Shipwrack at the Ifle McHta^ Jhewed him no fmall ^^^j ^g. 
hjndnsfs-^ but thefe Salvage Bi^rharUas when they met with 
ihem (as after will appear) were readier to fill their fides full of 
Arrows, then otherwife; and for the feafon, it was Winter, 
and they that know the Winters of the Country, know them 
to be (harp and violent, fubjed to cruel and fierce Storms, dan- 
gerous to travel to known places, much more to fear ch un- 
known ConRs. Bcfides, what could they fee but a hideous and 
defolateWildernefs, fullof wilde Bcaftsand wllde Men? and 
what multitudes of them there were, they then knew not : nei- 
ther could they as it were go up to the Top of Pifgah, to view 
from this Wildernefs a more goodly Country to feed thein 
hopes •, for which way foever they turned their eyes (five up- 
ward to Heaven; they could have little folace or content in re- 
fped of any outward objeft , for Summer being ended , all 
things {land in appearance wiih a weacher-beatenface, and the 
whole Country full of Woods and Thickets , reprefented a 
wilde and falvagehew •, if they looked behinde them, there was 
the mighty Ocean which they had pafTed, and was now as a 
main Bar and Gulph to feparare them from all the Ovil Parts of 
ihc World. The Mafler of the Ship and his Conipany prciling 
with fpeed to look out a place for their Settlement at fome near 
diftancc, for the feafon was fuch as he would not flir from 
thence, untill a fafe Harbour was difcovered by them with their 
Boat » yea, ic was fometimes threatned, thac if they would not 

C 3 get 



14 New- En glands MemoriaU, An. 1620. 

get a place in time, that they and their goods fhould be turned 
on fhore, and that the Ship would leave them-, the Mafter ex- 
pi'efling Mmfclf, that Provifions fpent apace, and that he would 
Aeep fufficient for himfelf and his Company for their return, 
It is true indeed, that the love and affedions of their Brethren 
they left behinde them \n Holland^ was cordial and intire to- 
wards them, but they had little power to help them or them- 
felves : what could now fuftain them but the Spitit of God and 
his grace? Ought not,and may not tlic Children of thefe Fathers 
Pfnl, 197. ij?,, rightly fay , Oar Fathers Vi^ere EngHflj-rrien ^ tvhich came over 
4'J'8. this great Ocean^ ar.d tvere ready to ferifhitt this fVildernefs -^ btif 

they cried finio the Lord^ and he heard their voice ^ and looked en 
their adverfitj : Let, them therefore praife the Lord^ becanfe he is 
good, and his mercy endureth for ever • jea^ let them ^ho have been 
the redeemed of the Lord fhexv how he hath delivered them from the 
hand of the cpprejfdr, rt'hen they wandred in the defert IVildtrnefs 
ofit of theway, and fofifid no City to dwell in -^ both hungry and 
thirpy, their fofilwas overwloelmed in them i Let them therefore 
confefs before the Lord his loving kli^dnefs^ and his TVonde^fnl "^orki 
before the children of men ? 



of the fir [I Planters their Combimtion by entrivg ifjto a Bodj 
Poitt ick together •, With their freceedings />; discovery 
of a place for their Settlement and Hahitatha, 

BEing thus fraudulently dealt with (as you have heard) and 
brought fo farre to the Northward, the feafon being lliarp, 
and ho hopes of obtaining their intended Port; and thcrcbj 
their Pa ent being made void and ufelefs as to another place: 
Being at Ci''/?^ Cod upon the Eleventli of November 1610. K 
was thought meet for their more orderly carrying on of their 
Affairs, and accordingly by mu-ual confe'nc they cntred into.a 
folemn Combination as a Body Politick, To fubmic toiuch Go- 
verrnment and Gova-nours, Laws and Ordinances , as fhould 

by 



An.i620. Ne w-Englands Memoridl. ^l 

by a general Confcnc from time to time be made choice of, and 
afTented unto. The Contents whereof foUoweth. 

IN the Ntime cf God, Amen, We whofe Names '^"^^^Z£o^ 
are under-written, the Loyal Subjeas of our dread ,/ the Govern. 
Soveraign Lord King ^ar^es, by the grace of God of ^^^^^^ 
Great Britawy France and Ireland, King, DefendoroJ the 
Fatth, &c. Having undertaken for the glory of God, 
and advancement of the Chriftian Faith, and the Ho- 
nour of our King and Coumrcy, a voyage to plj^"tthe 
firft Colony in the Northern parts of P'ng^ma •, Do by 
ihefc Prefents folemniy and mutually, in the prefence ot 
God and one ^mother. Covenant and Combine our 
fel vcs together into a Civil Body Politick, for our better 
ordering and prcfdrvarion, and furtherance of the ends 
aforefaid : and by virtue hereof do cnactj conftitute and 
frame fuch juft and equal Lsws, Ordinances, A^s, Con"-; 
ftitutions and Officers, from time tolinnc, as (liall b= 
thought mcft meet and convenient for the general good 
of the Colony runto which we promifc all due fubmif- 
fion and obedience. In witneis whereof we have here^ 
unto fubfcribed our Names at CapeCcd, the etevemhof 
November, in the Reign of our Sovcraign Lord King 
fames y of EngUyidy France and Ireland the eighteenth, 
and of Scotland lY^ fifty fourth, AnnoDom. 1620. 

John Carver, Samuel Fuller, F^TvardTUly. 

pvilliam Bradford, Chn/lopher Martin. John Tilly. ^ 

Edward H'injlow, WtUiam Mi'Uins. Francis Cook. 

IVilliamBrervfler, mliiam i^^hite, Thomat Robert, 

Ifaac Allerton, Richard PVarren. Thomas Tinhfrc 

Mil s Standi/^, John Hctflar^d. John Ridgdal\ 

Jahn Alden, Steven Hopkins, Edjvard F filler, 

loht 



J^ hiev;-Eng]2inds Memoftall. An.1620. 

fohn Turner, Digerj Priefi-. Richard CUrl^ 

Francis Emton. Thomas Williams. Rich at A Cardimr, 

James Chilton, Cilhert IVinflow. John Alhrtnn. 

fohttCraxton. Edmond Adargefon. Thomas Englifh, 

John Billington. Peter Srotvn. EdrvarJ Doten. 

Jofes Fletcher. Richard Bitttridge, Edward Lie[}er, 

John Goodman. George Soale. 

l^enour of Jb'c ^^^^'^pproved amongft them, co be their Govei-nour for that 

Jmfdk'tm of y^^r. 

f^<rw Fiimouth Neceftuy now calling them to look out a place for Habita- 
tion, as well as the Mafter and Mariners importunity urging 
them thereunto ^ while their Carpenter was trimming up of 
their Boat, fixceenof their men tendred themfelves to goby 
land and difcover thofe neareft places •, which was accepted : 
and they being well armed, were fent forth on the fixceenth of 
November 1620. and having marched about a mile by the Sea- 
fide, they efpied five Indians, who ritn away from them, and 
they followed them all that day fundry miles, but could not 
come to fpeech with them : fo night coming on, they betook 
themfelves to their Rendczvouz, and fet out their Sentinels, and 
refted in quiet that night ^ and the next morning they followed 
the Indians trads, but could not finde them nor their dwellings, 
but at length lighted on a good quandty of clear ground near 
to a Pond of frefli water, where formerly the Ind^^^ns had plant- 
ed Indian Corn, at which place they faw fundry of their graves ^ 
and proceeding further, they found new Stubble where Indian 
Corn had been planted the fame year •, alfo they found where 
lately an houfe had been, where fome Planks and a great Kettle 
was remaining, and heaps of fand newly paddled with their 
liands, which they digged up, and found in them divers fair 
Indian Baskets filled with Corn, fome whereof was in Ears 
fair and good of divers colours, which feemed to them a very 
goodly fight, having feen none before : Of which Raricies they 
took fome to carry to ihqir friends on Shipboard, like as the 

Jfratlites 



An.i620. New-Englands M enmialL ^ — 

//m/»>« Spies broughc from Efl^col {omQ of the good frliics of 
the Land: but finding little that might make for their encou- 
ragement as to fituation, they returned, being gladly received 
by the reft of their Company. 

After this, their Shallop being ready, they fet out the fecond 
time for a more full Difcovery of tins place, efpecially a place 
'tKdt feemed to be an opening as they went into the faid Har- 
bour fome two or three Leagues off, which the Mafler judged 
to be a River ^ about thircyof tb?ni wehc out on this fecond 
Difeovcry, the Mailer of the Sl.ip going with them : but upon 
the more exatft difcovery thereof, they found ic to be no Har- 
bour for Ships, but onely for Boats. There they alfo found 
two of their Houfcs covered with Mats, and fundry of their 
Implements in them- but the people ran away, and could not 
be feen : Alfo there they found more of their Corn and Beams 
of various colours ^ the Corn and Beams they brought away, ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ 
purppfing to give them full fatlsfadion when they fiiould meet ^c^^y f^y ^^vc 
with any of them. And here is to be noted, a fpecial and a them fnU (ntif-- 
great mercy to this people, that here they got them (ccd to fit^io'i to tkir 
plant them Corn the next year, or otherwife they might have "''^^'-'f-^ 
ftarved, for they had none, nor any likelyhood to get any, un- /ifpcUlPTO'- 
till thefeafonhadbeenpa{l(asthefeque)didmanifeft) neither ^X'/orl 
is it likely that they had had this, if the fir ft Difcovery had not 
been made, for the ground was now all covered with Snow, 
and hard frozen-, but the Lord is nevci: wanting unco thofe 
that are his in their greateft needs. Let his holy Name have 
all the praife. 

Having thus difcovered this place, it was controverted a 
mongft them what to do, touching their abode and fetling 
there. Some thought it beft for many Reafons to abide 
there : 

1. Becaufe of the Convenience of the Harbour for Boats, 
though not for Ships. 

2. There was good Corn-ground ready to their hands, as 
was feen by experience in the goodly Corn it yielded, which 
would again agree with the ground, and be natural fe^d for the 
fame. D 3. Cape 



1 8 New-Englands ii^^/»m4/7. Anno 1620. 



3. CapeCo^ was like to be a place for good Fifliing, for 
they faw daily great Whales of the bell: kinde for Oy!. 

4. The place was likely to be healthful, fecure,and defenfible. 

5. andlaftly, The efpecial Reafon was, that now the heart 
of Winter and unfeafonable weather was come upon them, fo 
as they could not go upon Coafting and Difcovery, withouc 
danger of lofing both men and Boat, upon which would follow 
the overthrow of all, efpecially confidering what variable winds 
andfuddenftorms do there arife^ alfo cold and wet lodging 
had fo tainted their people, as fcarce any of them were free 
from vehement Coughs, as if they (llbuld continue long, i^ 
would indanger the lives of many,and breed difeafes & infedion 
araongft them. Again, that as yet they had fome Provifions,buc 
they would quickly be fpent, and then they (hould have nothing 
to comfort them in thdr labour and toyl that they were like to 
undergo. At the firll it was alfo conceived, whiles they had 
competent Viduals that the Ship would ftay , but when that 
grew low, they would be gone," and let them (hift for them- 
felves. , ^ 

Others again urged to go to Jg^tvpamy alias AHgavfiam^ a 
' place about twenty Leagues off to the Northward, which they 

had heard to be an excellent Harbour for Ships," better ground, 

and better fifhing., 
.Secondly, for any thing they knew there might be hard by 
Ahmthist'm us a farre- better Seat, and it would be a great hinderance to 
Mrs. Sufanna fg^j; where they fhould remove again. 

white v^ai de- g^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Reafons and Replies concerning this mat- 
ZllTJsnamTi tcr, it was in the end concluded to makefome difcovery within 
peregrine-, he the Bay, butinno cafe fofarreas vf^if^^w'^?.^ Befides, Rchert 
Tvasthi fir(ief coppirtihtivViloz made relation of a great Navigable River, 
the Efigl'tlh tbut and good Harbour in the other Head-land of the Bay, almoft 
ril!dfii!i\^r' ^'ght over againll Cape Cod, being in a right line not much 
vivtth&lsthe above eight Leagues dillant, in which he had once been ^ and 
Liiuttmt of beyond that place they that. were to go on difcovery were en- 
tlft^iilitdn joyflednottogo. 

Comny of ^2jg j^^^^^h of Novmkr being fpent on thefe Affairs, and 
Maribftcld*- ° having 



An.i620. NewEnglands Memenall, 19 

having mjLich foul weather •, on the fixch of December they con- 
cluded to fend .out their Shallop again on a third Difcoyery. 
The Names of thofe that went on this Difcovery, were Mr. 
John Car'ver^ Mr. WiUiam Bradford^ Mr. Edrpard winfiotv^ Ca- 
ptain MiUi Sttmdip}^ Mr. 'John HowUnd^ Mr. HichardfVarreft, 
}sii\ Steven Hopkjns., Mr. Edward Ti/ij, l-ir. fohnTt/ij^ Mr. 
C/arii^ Mr. Coppin , John A Her t on ^ Thomas BngUfh ^ Ed- 
XviardDoten^ with the Mafter Gunner of the Ship, and three 
other of the common Seamen •, thefe fetfaii on Wednefday the 
fixthof DeceniberiOiOy intending to Circulate the deep Bay 
of CapeCo^, the weather being very cold, fo as the Spra of 
the Sea lighting on their Coats, they were as if they had been 
glazed ^ notwichftanding, that night they got down into the 
bottom of the Bay, and as they drew near the (hore they faw 
fome ten or twelve Indians^ and landed about a League off 
them, (but with fome difficulty, by reafon of the Sholes m 
that place)- where they tarried that night. In the morning 
they divided their Company to coafl: along, fome on (hore, and 
fome in the Boat, where they fiw the Indians had been the day 
before cutting up of a Fifh like a Grampi^ ^ and fo they ranged 
up and down all that day, but found no people, nor any place 
they liked as fit for their fettlement : and that night they on 
fhore met with their Boat at a certain Creek, where they made 7lvV w thvt?ht 
them a Barricadoof boughs and logs for their lodging that to k a place 
night, and being weary betook themftlves to their reft. The '^^j!'^ Namskc- 
next morning about five of the clock (feeking guidance and 
protedion from God by prayer) and refrefliing themfelves in 
way of preparation to perfift on in their intended Expedition, 
fome of them carried their Arms down to the Boar, iraving 
laid them up in their Coats from the moiftureof the weather • 
but others faid they would not carry theirs untfll they wenc 
themfelves : But prefently all on a fudden, about the dawning 
of the day, they heard a great and llraiigc cry, and one of 
their Company being on board, came haflily in, and cried. In* 
^iansy Indians^ and withall their Arrows came flying amongfl 
ihcm J on which, ali their men ran with fpeed to recover their 

D s Arms 



20 New-Englands McmorialL An.1620. 

Arms (as by Gods good Providence they did.) In the mean 
time, fome of thofe that were ready difcharged two Muskets at 
them, and two more flood ready at the entrance of their Ren- 
dezvou2, but were commanded not to (hoot, untill they could 
take full aim at them ; and the other two charged again with 
all fpeed, for there were onely four that had Arms there, and 
defended the Barricade which was firfl affaulted. The cry of 
the /Www was dreadful, efpecially when theyfaw their men 
run out of their Renddzvouz towards the Shallop to recover 
their Arms •, the hiMam wheeling about upon them : but fome 
running out with Coats of Mail, and Cuttle-axes in th'eir hands, 
they foon recovered their Arms, and difcharged amongftthem, 
and foon {layed their violence. Notwithftanding, therewasa 
iufty man, and no lefs valiant, flood behinde a Tree within half 
a Musket (hoc, and let fly his Arrows amongO: them ; he was 
feen to flioot three Arrows, which were all avoided, and flood 
three (hot of a Musket, unull one taking full aim at him, made 
This pii<i on the B-ark or Splinters of the Tree fly about his ears ^ after 
r/;«oa<i/7M ^^^ wliich he gave^an extraordinary fhriek, and away they went all 
fi^rUEQcoun'' ^^ them: and fo leaving fome to keep the Shallop, theyfol- 
tcr. lowed them about a quarter of a mile, that they might conceive 

that they v/ere not afraid of them, or any way difcouraged. 

Thus it plcafed God to vanquifh their Enemies, and to give 
them deliverance, and by his fpecial Providence fo to difpofe| 
that noi any one of them was either hurt or hit, though their 
Arrows cam^ clofeby them ; and fundry of their Goats which 
hung-up in the Barricado were (hot through and through : for 
which falvation and deliverance they rendred foleran Thanks- 
giving unto the Lord. 

From hence they departed, and coafledall along, but difcern- 
ed no place likely for Harbouf, and therefore hafted to thd 
place their Pilot fas aforefaid) told them of, who afTured them 
that there was 2 good Harbour, and they might fetch it before 
nighc : of which they were glad, for it began to be foul wea-^ 
ther. 

Ate fome hours failing ic began- to Snow and Rain, and 

about 



An. T 620. New-Englands MemornlL %i 



abouc the middle of the Afternoon the wind increafed, and the 
Sea became very rough, and they brake their Rudder, and ic 
was as much as two men could do to fteer the Boat with a 
coupleof Oars-, but the Pilot bid them be of good chear, for 
he faw the Harbour : but the ftorm increaling, and night 
drawing on, they bare what fail they could to gee in while they 
could fee : but herewith they brake thdr Malt in'three pieces, 
and their Sail fell over-board in a very grown Sea^ fo as they 
had like to have been caft away ^ yet by Gods mercy they re- 
covered thcmfelves, an<i having the flood with them, ihnick into 
the Harbour. But when it came to, the Pilot was deceived in 
the place, and fiiid, Lord he 7'ncrcif alto m^ my tjes ntvcr faw this -j^;.; ^,^, y, 
place before: and he and the Matters Mate would have run the tvcm the ft^ce 
Boat alhore in a Cove full of Breakers before the wind, but a cdlUd die Gm - 
iufly Seaman which fteered bade them that rowed, If they were "<^'*f^of^ ^J 
mtn^ about With her, clfethcjWcrc (^11 caj} aivaj -^ the which they thtmxth^f 
did with all fpecd : fo be bade them^f of good chear^ and row piimouthbrtr- 
hard^for there TPdi a fair Sound before ihem^ and he doubted not bsm. 
htit thfj pjould finde one place or other where they might ride ht 
fafety. - And akhough ic was very dark, and f-ained fore, yet in 
the end they got under the lee of a fmall Ifland, and remained Tins was after- 
there all night in fafety. But they knew not this to be an Ifland iv'irdi ciU(d 
uncill the next morning, but were dxslAcd in their mindcs, fome ^'^•'^^ 111,*' 
would keep the Boat, doubting they might be amongfl: the /?«- q\^'II\]j( jhu 
dianf, others were fo wet and cold they could not endure, biJc [lcrsM*te firft 
got on fhore, and with much difficulty got fire, 'and (o the fiep^eam /fctre 
whole were refrefhed, and refted m fafety that night. The thmon. 
next day rendring thanks to God for his great deliverance of 
them, and his continued merciful good Providence towards 
them, and finding this to be an Mland, it being the lafl day of 
the week,-they refolved to keep the Sabbath there. 

On the fecond day of the week .following they founded the 
Harbour, and found it fit for Shipping, and marched into the 
Land, and found divers Corn fields, and little running Brooks, 
a.p^lace (as they fuppofed) fit for Situation, at leaft ic was the 
bdl that they could finde, and the feafoaandcbcir prefentnc- 

D 3 ceflky 



2 2 New Englands Mimorialt, An. 1620. 

ccifity made them glad co accept of it. So they returned again 
to their Ship with this News to the reft of their people, wiuch 
did much comfort their hearts. 

On the fifteenth of Dectmher they weighed Anchor, to go to 
the place they had difcovered, and arrived the fixtcenth day in 
the Harbour they had formerly difcovered, and afterward took 
better view of the place, and refolved where to pitch their 
Dwellings ^ and on the Five and twentieth day of December 
began to ered the firft Houfe for common ufe, to receive them 
and their goods : and after they had provided a .place for their 
goods and common ftore (which was long in unlading for 
want of Boats, and by reafon of foulnefs of the winter we;i- 
ther, and (icknefs of divers) they began to build fome fmall 
Cottages for Habitation, as time would admit-, and aifo con- 
fulted of Laws and Orders both for their Civil ^nd Military 
Government, as the neceflity of their prefent condition did re- 
quire. But that which was fad and lamentable, that in two or 
chree Moneths time half of their Company dkd, cfpecially in 
famary and Febrnarj, being die depth of Winter , wanting 
houfesand other comforts, being infeded with the Scurvy, and 
other Difeafes, which this long Voyage and their incommodate 
condition had brought upon them, fo as there died fometimes 
iwp, fometimes three on a day in the aforeftid time, that of 
One 'hundred and odde per fohs, fear ce Fifty remained. Amongft 
©thcrsin the time fore-named, died Mr. William MulUns, a 
man pious and well-dcferving, endowed alfo with a confider- 
ablc outward Eftate ^ and had it been the will of God that he 
hadfurvived, might have proved snufeilil Inftruraent in his 
place, with feveral others, who deceafed in this great and com- 
mon afflidlon, whom I might take notice of to the likeeffed. 
Of thofe that did furvive in this dme of diftrefs and calamity 
that was upon them, there was fomeumes but fix or feven 
found perfons, who (to their great commendation be it fpoken) 
fpared no pains night nor day to be helpful to the reft, noc 
ihunning to do very mean fer vices to help the weak and impo- 
tent, la which Sicknefs the Seamen (liared alfo deeply, artd 

many 



An. 1 620. New-Englands Memoriall, ^3 

many died, to about the one half of them before they went 
away. Thus being but few, and very weak, this was an op- 
portunity for the Salvages to have niade a prey of them, who 
were wont to be the moll cruel and treacherous people in all _ . 
thefe parts, even like Lions ^ but to them they were as Lambs, 
God ftriking a dread in their hearts, fo as they received no 
harm from them. The Lord alfo fo difpofed, as aforefjid, 
much towaflethembya great Mortality, together with which 
were their own Civil Difientions, and Bloody Wars, fo as the 
twentieth perfon was fcarce left alive when thefe people arrived, 
there remaining fad fpedacles of that Mortality in the place 
where they feated, by many bones and skulls of the dead lying 
above-ground •, whereby it appeared, that the living of them 
were not able to bury their dead. Some of the ancient Indians 
that arc furviving at the writing hereof, do affirm. That about 
fome two or three years before the firll Engli^i here arrived, 
they faw a Blaz^ingStar or Cometh which was a fore-runner of ^is fcenuih to 
this fad Mortality, for foon after it came upon them in ex- ^' ^^- ff^^f'^^ 
tremity. Thus God made way for his people, by removing the JJ^J ^^i^" ' 
Heathen, and planting them in the Land ^ yet we hope in mer- Europe. 
cy to fome of the pofterity of thefe poor blinde Salvages, by 
being means (at leaft flepping-ftonesj for others to come and 
Preach the Gofpel amongft them : of which afterwards in its 
more proper place. But to return. 

The Indians after their arrival would (liew themielves afarxe 
off, but when they endeavoured to come near them, they 
would run away. But about the fixteenth oi March ^ 1621. 
a certain Indian called Samofet came boldly amongft ihem, and 
fpaketothem in broken Englifli, which- yet they could well un- 
derfland •, at which they marvelled : but at length they under- 
ilood that he belonged to the Eaftern parts or the Country, 
and had acquaintance with fundry of the Englijh Tilliermen, 
and could name fundry of them, from whom he learned his 
language. He became very profitable to them, in acquainting 
them with many things concerning the ftate of the Country ia 
the Eaftern pares, as alfo of the people here ^ of cheir Names, 

Nuiii- 



^4 Ncw-Englands Mcmortdl. An. 1620. 

Number, and Strength, of their Situation, and Dilhnce from 
this place, and who was Cliief amongft them : He told them 
aifo of another JndiaK called Sqitnnto^ alias Tifcjuantntn, one of 
this place, who had been m England, and could fpeak better 
Englifh then himfelf : And after, courteous entertainment of 
him, he was difmi/fed. Afterwards he came again, with jfome 
other Natives , and told them of the coming of the great 
Sackw named M.ijf^fout, who (about four or five dayes after) 
came with the chief of his Friends and other Attend.lnts, with 
the afordii'idSijuafito, with whom (after friendly entertainment 
andfome gifts given him) they made a League of Peace with 
liim, which continued with him and his Succcfibrs to the time 
of the writing hereof. The terms and Conditions of the faid 
League is as followcth : 

Of this fee I. ' I ^ffat mither he, mr any of hfs, fhctild injure or do hnrt t& 
mnuthtym 1 ^my of thdr people. 

*'* I J- 7"/;^f ;/ <iny of Ins did any hurt to any of tksirs^ he fjotdd 

fend the O fender t!m they might ptnipj him. 

IIL Thnt if c-.y thing ycere taken away from any of theirs, he 
fijotfldcanfe it to be reflored-^ and thty pjoy.ld do the like to his. 

^ JV. That if any did t:njf;f}ly Jfar againfl him, they would aid 
him ^ and if any did M^ar agaiufi them, he fhotdd aid them. 

V. That he fjotdd fendto hi-s Neighhur-Confcderatcsi to cctt- 
tlfie them of thus, that they might not X^erong them^ bkt might it 
Ji^ervife comprifed in t^jefe Conditions of Peace. 

VI. That tvhcn his A'ltn came to them upon any occaflon, thty 
pfotdd leave thir Arms (which were then Bowes and Arrows) 
hehtnde them. 

VII. Laftly, That fo doing, their Soveraign Lord K ing Jimcs 
wofildejleem him as His Friend and Ally, 

1 
All which he 1 ked well, and withall at the fame time acknow- 
ledged Iiimfelt content to become the Subjed of our Soveraign 
Lord the King aforef.iid. His Heirs and SuccefTors ^ and gavjg 
unto them all the Lands adjacent, to them and their Heirs for 
cyei; After 



An.i620. l^cw- Bnghnds Memoria/i. 25 

After thefc things he returned to his placcxalled Sorp^msy 
about tburty miles diilanc from PUmcuth, but S^Manto conti- 
nued with them, -^nd was their Interpreter, and proved a fpe- 
cial Inftrument fent of God for their good beyond expedatiorii 
he dircded them in Planting their Corn, where to cake their 
Pirti, and to procure their Commodity ^ and alfo was their 
Pilot to bring them to unknown places ibr their profit, and 
never left them untill his death : He was a Native of this place 
where PHwouth is^ and fcarce any left befides himfelE He was 
carried «iway (with divers others) by one named H//«A,a Mafter 
of a Ship, who thought to fell them for Shvcsm Spain ^ but he 
got away for iTw^/W, and was entertained by a Merchant in rhU McrcUn**. 
London^ and imployed to Neyofomd-Und. and other parts •, and -flcmt wm cmu 
atlafl: brought hither into thefe parts by one W.Dermer, a Slancy. 
Gentleman imployed by Sir Ferdinartdo Gorges and others, for 
Difcovery, and other Defigns in thefe parts.- of whom I (hall 
{.vj fomething , becaufe it is mentioned in a Book fet forth 
Anm 1623. by the Prefident and Council for Nevo' England.^ 
That he made the Peace between the Salvages of thefe farts and the 
Eng/ifhy of which this Plantation (as it is intimated) had the 
hemfit : and what a Peace icwas, may appear by what Befell 
him and his men. 

This Mr, Dermer^is here the fame year that thefe people 
came, as appears by a Relation written by him, bearing date 
June^O. Amo 1620. and they arrived m the Country in the "^ Jhis nam: of 
Month of No-vcmber following, io that there was but four ^j'J^/^^./J" 
Months difference: In which Relation to his honoured Friend, {^y^.^f/j^, j.f^,^^ 
he hath thefe paffages of this very place where Neyv-Plimouth hm vamd, b!tt 
is i / yvill firfi begin ( faith he ) roith that place from, whence alfo becaufe Pli- 
Squanto, or Tifquantam was taken away, \^hich in Captain.^'^^^^'^^'^' 
Smiths Map is called * Pli mouth, and I would that PJimoutb had ^[^[yl^ [^1]^^ 
the like Commodities. J would that the firfi Plantation might -^i^^j^ N.itive 
here be fcated^ if there come to the number of Fifty perfonSy or up- country^ & iov 
wards -^ otherirife at Charlton, becaufe there the Salvages are th^t they recel' 
lefs to be feared. The PocanaketS, Vphich live to the fVefi of Pli- t"'^/«'W> kisd-^ 
mouth, bear an inveterate malignity ro^^f Englifti, and ^^^^/f&(^*ft(i^^! 

E more ^ 



26 NeW'Englands Mtmonall, An. 1620. 

Kiori firen^th tfjen all the Salvages from, thence to Panobskut : 
Their- ^vfire of' Revenge "^as. cccafiomAb} an Eng!ifh-man, "^ho 
having many of thtm en Board , mads great Jlatighter of them 
rs/ith timr Murderer's and fmali Shot , rv.hen (oi they fay) they 
Note. offered no injury^ on their ^arts. whether they vcre Engfifbor«<?, 
it-may hdoahed'^ jctthey.hclievetJoeyiaiere', for the French ^^z/c 
fo popji them : for ipphlch caufe- Squanto camtot deny htft thy ivotild 
have- kjHed wie Vi;hett I Was at NaraafTakcc, had he not intreatcd 
hard for me, Tk e Soy I of the Borders of this great Bay^ may 
he compared to mofi of the Plantations Which I Jjave fee;^ in Vu"- 
ginitU The land is of divers forts ^ for P^tukfet is an heavy but 
ftrongS<iyl, Naufec 4»^ Sacukkec are for ihemofl- part ablackifj 
and deep Mpnldy much like that tvhere grorpeth the bcj^ Tobacco in 
Virginia. In the bottom of the Bay is great fiore of Cod, Bafs 
or Mullet, dec. And above all, he commends Pacannakec for 
the richefi Soyl, and much ^^en grmnd, likely and fit for £ngli(i 
Grain. Maffa'chufets is about nine leagues from Plimouth, ifnd 
fttnateinthemids: betv^ein both is many Illands and Ptninfuls, 
'tMrf fertile for the mofi part. With fundry fwch Relations, 
whieli I forbear to tranfcribe, being now bectev known then 
they were to him^ 

This Gentleman was taken PnfonerBythe Indians ztMan- 
namofety ^a place not fiirre from Plimouth^ now well known) 
he gav€tnem what they demanded for his liberty.^ but when 
they had got what they defired, chey kept Hm ftill, and endea- 
voured to kilf fomeof his men , but he was freed by feizing on 
fome of them, and-kept them bound till they gave him a Ca- 
nooes load of Corn v Of which fee Purch. lib. g.fol. 1778, 
But tliis was Anna 161 9, 

After the wricing of the fornrer Relation, he came to the 
Nofp called JHe Capewa^^, which lieth South from this place in the way to 
Manms Vine- Uirginiay and the aforcfaid S(!ytMnto-\Vit]\ him •, where ht going 
y^f*** on fhore amongft the Indians to trade, 2ls he ufedtoda, was 

aflaulted and betrayed by them, and all his men fl^in, bur one 
that kept the Boat ; but himfelf got on Board very fore wound- 
ed, and they hadcui oflF his Head upon the Cuddy of the Boar, 

bad 



An.i<32o. Ncw-Engjands MemorialL ^7 

had nochisMan refcued him with a Sword, and fo theygoc 
away, and made fliift to get inco VirginU, where he died, whe- 
ther of his wounds, or the Difeafes of the Country, or both, 
is uncertain* By all which ic may appear how farre this people 
were from. Peace, and with what danger this Plantation was 
begun , five as the powerful hand of the Lord did protect 
them. 

Thefe things were p;trtly the Reafons why the Indians k^'^t 
aloof, as aforefaid, and that it was fo long ere they could come 
£0 fpeech with any of them : Another Reafon Cas afterwards 
therafelves made known} was, how that about three years be- 
fore thefefirft Planters arrived, a certain French Ship was cafl 
awayatC<2;fCo^, but the men got onfliore, and faved their 
lives, and much of their Viduals and other goods ; but after- 
wards the JnsiUns heard of iu and gathered together from 
thefc parts, and never left watching and dogging them, untill 
they got advantage, and iiill'd them all but three or four, which 
they kept and fent from one Sachem to another to make fporc 
with them, andufcd them worfe then Slaves^ and they con- 
ceived this Ship was now come to revenge it. Two of the faid 
French fo ufed were redeemed by the aforefaid Mr. Dermer^ 
the other died amongft the IndUns : and as the Indians have 
reported, one of them lived amongft them untill he was able to 
dilcourfe with them, and told them, That God was angry rpith 
them for their rvickednefs, and would defiroy them^ and give their 
Country to another people^ that Jhould mt live like bcafts as the) 
di'd^ htit (hofiU be clothed^ &c. But they derided him, and faid, 
That thty were fo many that God could not kill them. His anfwer 
was. That though they were never fo many^ God had many \\;aycs- 
to defhoy ther/t that they knew not. Shortly after his death came A rne-muibli 
rhe Plague, a Difeafe they never heard of before, and mightily P-^fe °f <^^f * 
fwept them away, and left them as dung upon the earth (^s you F^'i^fK? ^/'^''^ 
have heard.) Not long after came the Englifh to New-PUmouth, thlh^Jot/tim 
and then feveral of the Indians began to minde the French-m^ms Bl.ifphMYr and 
words, thinking him to be more then an ordinary man." And o\htr fim. 
asthefirftpartof his fpeech had proved true, they began to 

£ :^ be 



2 8 Ncw-Englands McrnorialL An. 1621 



be apprehenfive of the hitccr, vIk.. The hfs of their Country, 
This Relation the iirft Planters at i*//?;7<j^/f^, after they came to 
be acquainted with chem, feveral of them heard from divers 
of their ancient and graved: Jndiavsy and have often feen the 
place where tiie French were furprifcd and taken ^ which place 
beareth the Name of Frertchmam Point with many to this day. 
This Relation for tlie verity thereof, being alfo very obferve- 
able, was thought meet to be here infer ted ; And let mc adde 
Sevo-!(l kjltin. a word hereunto ; That it is very obfervable likewife. That 
'^'/•"^ Th"/' ^^^^^-^^^^ very evidently made way for the Englijh^ by fweep- 
^£iVJfJ-' Jngsway the Natives by fome great Mortalities- as firft, by 
Lflji ta\e/i iiO' fh^ l^lague here in Plimomh Jurifdi(5bion ^ fecondly , by the 
t;:t »f. Small Pox in the Jurifdidion of the Majfachufets^ a very con- 

iiderable people a Yiztk before the EngUfij came into the Coun- 
try •, as alfo at ConeElicot^ very full of Indians a little before 
the Englijh went into thofe parts - and then the Peqmts by the 
Sword of the ^^^Z//?'' (as will appear in its pla'ce) and the Coun- 
try now moftly polTefled by the English. I might alfo mention 
feveral places in the Jurifdidion of Nerv-PUmotith , peopled 
with confiderable companies of proper able men, fince 
the firft Planters thereof came over, eveo in our fight, before 
they were in a capacity to improve any of their land, that have 
by the fame hand of Providence been cut off, and fo their Land 
even cleared for them, and now fo replenished with their Po- 
Exo.iij. zs,"; l^erity, that places are too flraighc for them. Bj little end little 
2j> 30. (faith God of old to his peopled \V/V/ I drive them out from be- 

fore thee, till thou he increafed, and inherit the Land. 

But before I pafs on, let the Reader take noa'ce of a very 

remarkable particular , which was made known to the faid 

Planters at P//w(j;/?^ fome fhorc fpace after their arrival, That 

the Indians^ before they came to the Englifh 10 make-Friend- 

MdjmvS^u fhipwiththem, they got all the Pc't^^^b'/ in the Country, who 

^mdnZcol' ^O'^tfi^'eedayes together in a horrid anddevillifh manner did 

jpslfrom comifi? ^^^^^ '^n<^ Execrate them with their Conjurations : which 

MfoN.E. "^ Affembly and Service they held i« a dark and difmall Swamp. 

&ut to return. 

The 



hn.ieiu New-En glands Memomll, ^9 

"^ThTsprinc being now come, it pleafed God that the Mor- 
talitv which had taken away fo many of the firft Planters at 
rlimoHth, ceafed, and the Sick and Lame recovered apace. 
Which was as it were a new life put into them -, they having 
born this Affliftion with much patience, bemg upheld by the 
Lord. And thus we are come unto the Twenty htth ot 
Jl^archi 1621.' 



T 



I 6 z I. 

His Year feveral of the Indian Sachems (befides M^jf^oiet 
ju before-named) came unto the Government of New- 
PlimotitL and acknowledged themfelves to be the L^ya' S"^* 
leds of our Soveraign Lord King Jama, and fubfcnbed unto 
a Writmg to that purpofe with their own hands -, the tenour 
of which faid Writing followeth, with their Names annexed 
xhereunto. It being conceived by fome that are judicious, that 
it may be of ufe infucceeding times, I thcmghcmeec here to 
inferc it." 

September 13. AftrioDopt»'i62l* 

NOW allmenbythefe Prcfcnts, That we whofe 
« ^ Names arc under- written do acknowledge our 
lavmo be the Loyal Subjeas of King fames, m^ of 
Great 'Britain^ France zn^ Ireland^ Defender of the Faitti, 
fH^c. In Witnefs whereof, and as a Tcftimonial .of the 
fame, we have Subfcribcd our Names or Marks, as tol- 
lowcth. 

OkqaamthHl Natt^akunt. ^ada^mtta. 

Cawmcome, Cambatant. HHttamoiden. 

Ohbatinnna. Chikiatabak, /ipmnow,; . 

E ; Now 




30 Ncw-Englands AV/?;mj//. Annoi62i. 

Ni^jp folicrvcth fevered Paffiges of the Providence of Cod to^ 
and the further frogrefs of the fr[t PUmers At Pli- 
molith, Af^crtatrnngto the Tear 1621, 

THey now began to haften the Ship away, which tarried fo 
long by reafon of the neceflity and danger that lay on 
them, becaufefomany died both of themfelvcs, and the Ships 
Company likewife •, by which they became fo few, as the Maftcr 
diirft not put out to Sea, untiil thofc that lived recovered of 
their Sickncfs, and the Winter over. 

The Spring of this year they Planted their firft Corn in 
Net9'Er.gLind, being intruded in the manner thereof by the 
fore-named Scju^.tno : they li^;ewife fowed fome Engllpi Grain 
with little fuccefs, by reafon partly of the badnefs of the Seed, 
and Jatencfs of the feaibn , or foitie other defed not then 
difcerned. 

In the Month of ^pn7 in this year, their Governour Mr. 
^0/^ Orffr fell ficK, and within a few dayes after died, vvhofe 
death was much lamented, and caufed great heavinefs amongft 
them-, and there was indeed great caufe. He was buried m 
the beft manner they could, with as mucli Solemnity as they 
were in a capacity to perform, with the Difcharge of fome 
Volleys of fhotof all that bare Arms. This worthy Gentle- 
man was one of lingular Piety, and rare for Humility, as ap- 
peared by his great condcfcendency, when as this poor mifera- 
ble people were in great ficknefs and weaknefs» he fbunncd not 
to do very mean fervices for them, yea the meanelt of them : 
He bare a ftiare likewife of their labour in his own perfon , ac- 
cordingly as their extreme neccftity required- who being one 
alfoof aconfiderableEftate, fpent the main part of it in this 
Enterprize, and from -firft to laft approved himfelf not onely 
as their Agent in the firft tranfadmgof things,butalfo all along 
to the period of his life, to be a pious, faithful, and very benefi- 
cial Inftrument, and now is leaping tie fruit of bis labour with 
the Lord. ^^^ 



An.i62i. New-Englands MsmerialL Ji 

His Wife who was alfo a gracious woman, lived not fix 
weeks after him : fhee being overcome with exceffive grief for 
the lofs of fo gracious an Husband, likewife ^\^di. 

In fome fhorc diftance of time afcer this, \A\:.wUlUm Bradford 
was chofen Governour ofP/imouth in his ftead, being not as yec 
well recovered of his weaknefs, having bin at the point of death, 
and Mr. Ifiac Alhfton likewife was chofen to be his Afliftanc. 

The fecond of /^/y in this year they fent Mr. Edward PVinjloro 
and Kfr. Stevm HopkJMSy unto the great Sachem Maffafoiet a- 
forcfaid, with a gratuitie to congratulate with him, and to vievy 
his Country, and likewife to take notice of what ftrength of mea 
he iiad, &c, having Scjitanto for their guide : who found his 
place to be about forty Miles from NtyvFlimmnh ^ his People 
fcwincomparifon of what they had been, by reafon of the 
mortality amongfl: the Indians forementioned, Thefe bro-ughc 
word upon their return of the Narrbaganfets^ a People that li- 
ved on the otherfide of that great Bay, which are a People 
•ftrong and many in number, living compad together, and had 
not at all been touched with the wafting Plague before-fpecified. 
They alfo brought a full intelligence in reference unto i the par- 
ticulars they were fent about, and fo returned in fafety. 
' Thus their peace being well eUabliflied with the Natives a- 
bout them, which was much furthered by an Indian named Ho- 
bamak., who came to live amongft the EngLflj-^ he being a proper 
lufty young man, and one that was in account amongft the In- 
i^/;?>?j^inthofe parts for his valour, continued faithful" and con- 
ftant to the Engllfh until his deatli. He with the faid Squanto 
being fent amongft the /W/V-i^rx about bufinefs for the Englijh, 
were furprized by an Indian Sachem named Corbitant, who was 
no friend to the En^lifh •, he met with them at Namajfal^t, and 
began to quarrel with tliem, and offered to ftab Hobamak^ who 
being a (Irong man , foon cleared himfelf of him •, and with 
fpeed came and gave intelligence to the Governour oiPlimoptth, 
Hiying, he feared that Squanto tvas /lain, for they were both 
ihreatncd, and for no other caufe, but that they were friends to 
ih^EH^gMj and fcrviceable to them.'^'On whith ic was rhoughc 

meet 



" ' ' """ * ■ ■ ■ ■ - -t .u.- ' .-g ■-■_J i . I. I il l '■ " ■■■■I ■■' I ■ 

3* tAcW'EnghndsMemorialL An. 1620. 

meec to vindicate their Medengers, and not to fufifer them to 
be thus wronged, and it was concluded to fend fome men to 
Namajfaket well armed, and to fall upon them : whereupon 
fourteen men being well prepared were fenc , under the condud 
of Captain AfHes Stayidijh^ who when they came thither befec 
the houfe, and the faid Captain entred into the fame to look for^ 
the faid Corbhantyhui he was fled, and fo they miffed of him j 
but underflood that .y^^^wftf was alive •, fo they withheld, and 
did no hurt, fave three oi x\\t Natives preiling out of the 
houfe when it was befec, were forely wounded ^ which they 
brought home to their Town with them, and were dreffed by 
their ChirurgJon, and cured. 

After this they had many Congratulations from divers Sa- 
chms^ and much Hrmer peace, yea thofe of the Ifle of Caperva^ 
fent to make fricndfhip with them, and this Corhltant himft'lf 
ufed the mediation of Majfafoict to make his peace, but was 
ihie to come near them a long time after. 

After this, on the eighteenth oi September they fent out their 
Boat to the Majfachufets with ten men , and Squanto for their 
Interpreter, to difcover and view that Bay, and to trade with 
the Natives •, and found kinde entertainment with them, who 
£xpreffed themfelves to be much afraid of the Tarateens^ a peo- 
ple in the Eaftcrn part of Ne^'Englnnd^ which ufed to come in 
HarveR time and cake away their corn, and many times kill 
fome of their people^ who after they had accompliftied their 
bufinefs^ returned in fafccy, and made report of the place, 
wifhing they had been there feated. But the Lord who affigns 
to all men the bounds of their habitations, had appointed it for 
another end and ufe. 

And thus they found the Lord to be with them in all their 
wayes, and to bLefs their out-goings and in-comings : for which 
let his holy Name have the praife for ever. 

Being now well cecovered in refped of health ( as hath been 
faid) they began to fit up their buildings againft winter, and 
received in their firft harveft, and had great plenty of fowl and 
fiQi, to their great refrefliing, 

.\bout 



An.i62i. Ntw-Enghnds MemorMii, 3} 

Abouc the ninth of Novemixr amc in a fmall (hip to them This f^np tv^s 
unexpeded, in whi<:h came Mr. Robert Cufhrnan, who was both J^J^^^^ '•^^J'JJ'j; 
a godly man and an aAive and faithful agent, and ufeful inftru- cam'voVrovi- 
menc in the common incerefl of tliis firft defign •, and there fons^rchichnas 
came with him in that fhip, thirty five perfons, to remain and one c.vif.: of x 
live in the Plantation: which did not a little rejoyce the firft t,rm famine 
planters." And chefe when they came on fliore, and found ^^^ " p/[^f '{-f/^r 
well, and Ciw plenty of provifions beyond their expedation, ^evsPlimoui/i 
werealfo fatisfied and no lefs glad : for coming in ac CaprCod y^^^j ^^^^^ 
before they came to PHmomh, and feeing nothing there but a 
barren place; they then began to think what fhould become 
of them, if the People were dead or cut off by ihc Ir.dians -^ 
and began to confult upon fome pafl^iges, which Tome of the 
Seamen had cart out, to take the Sails from the Yard, left the 
fhipfhould get away andleave them: but the Mafter hearing 
thereof, gave them good words, and told them, If ar.j thin^. 
hnt rvdlJhouU have b?f Alien the People at Plimouth, he hoped ht had 
provifions enough to cnrry them to Virginia, and rvhiles he had any ' 
thcyfhotild have their part •, which gave them good faiisfadion. 1 

This (hip flayed at PAV(?«r^ not above fourteen dayes, and 
returned ^ and foon after her departure, the People called the' 
A''rf>'r/'^f^«/f/^aforefaid, fentamcffenger unto the Plantation, 
with a bundle of Arrows, tycd together with a Snakes skin,' 
which their Interpreter Sijuanto told them was a threatning 
and a challenge ^ upon which the Cover nour of PHmomh fcnc 
them a rough anfwer, ( viz,, ) That if they loved war rather 
then peace, they wight begin when they would^ they had done them no 
yf^rcng^ neither did they fear thetn^ or fhould they finde ther/i un- 
x>rovidedt and by another MefTenger fent the Snakes skin back 
again with Bullets in ky but they would not receive it, but fenc 
it back again. It is probable the rcafonof this their Mefiage 
to the Engh(lj^ was their own ambition, who fince the death 
of fo many Z^^/^^i", thought to domineer and lord it over the 
ref},^ and conceived the j&»^///^ wouldbeabarre-in their way, 
and faw that Aiafjafoiet took fhcker already under their wings ^ 
but this made the Engiip^ more carefully to look to themfeives, 

V fa 



34 New EngUnds MuryioridU An.i622« 



fo 35 they agreed CO dofe their Dwellings wuh a good ftrong 
Pale, and made Flankers in convenient places, with Gates to 
ihuCjWhich were every night locked, and a Watch kept, and 
when need required chcre was alfo Warding in the day time • 
and ihe Company was by the Governour and Captains advice, 
divided into four Squadrons, and every one had their quarter 
appointed them, unto which they were to.repair : and if there 
fhould be any cry of FWe^ a Company was appointed for a 
Guard With Muskets, whiles others quenched the Fire; the 
fame to prevent /^V^« Treachery. And herewith I (hall rnd 
the PafTiges of this Year. 



\ 6 z 1^ 

AT the Spring of this Year (the Engllfh having certiHed the 
Indians of the Majfachuftts that they would come again 
unto them) they accordingly prepared to go thither ^ but up- 
on feme rumours which they heard from Hohanh^\ their friend 
fore- named , who feared that t!ie ALiffachaftts were joyned 
with the Nmrhaganfets^ and might betray them if they were 
iiot careful; and intimated. alfo his jealoufies -of i'^;M?rro, by 
what he gathered from fome private whifperiijgs between him 
and other Indians^ that he was not really cordial to the Englipy 
in what he pretended, made them cautelous. Notwithftand- 
ing, they fent cue their Boat with ten of their principal men 
about the beginning of Aprii^ and both S^nrnto and Hohamak^ 
with them, in regard of the jealoufie between them : but they 
had not been gone long, ere that an Indian belonging to 
Sq('.anto'shm\y czmc running, feeming to be in great fear, 
and told them that many of the Narrhaganfcts, with CorbitAr;t\ 
(and he thought Majfafoiet) was coming againll them: At 
which they betook them to their Arms, and fuppofing that the 
Bpat was not as yet out of caU, they caufed a Piece of Ord- 
nance tQ be difcharged, tQxall them in again; Buc this proved 

other-. 



An.i622. New-Engbnds MemondL 35 

othcrwifc, for no Ind'iMs came. Afcer this they went to the 
Maff'achHfets, and had good Trade , and returned in fafcty, 
God be praifcd. 

,. But by the former paflages and things of like nature, they 
began to fee that Scjuanto fought his own ends, and played his 
own game, by putting the Inciians in fear, and drawing gifts 
from them to inrich himfelf ^ making them believe he could ftir 
up war againO them when he would, and make peace for thein 
when he would •, yea he made them believe, that the Engliflj 
kept the Plague buried in the ground ; and could fend it a- Tm wa< [aid 
mongO: v;hom they would, which did much terrine the Indians:^ ^' ^^ '^ ''•^j'^"^ <'i 
and made them more depend on him, and feek more to him then f^^l'^^il'^^^ 
to their great Sachem M^f.ifoiet ; which procured him envy, .j.^^^^^ 
and had like to have coft him his life : for after the difcovery of 
ihefe pradifes, the fuid Afajfftfoiet fought it both privately and 
openly j which caufed him to ftick clofe to the Englijh^ and 
never after durfi go from them untilhis death. They alfo 
made good ufe of the emulation that grew between Holamaf^ 
and him,which made them both carry more fquarely •, and the 
Governourfecmed to countenance the one, and their Captain 
the other ^ by which they had the better intelligence, and ic 
made them both the more diligent. 

About the latter end of May they cfpicd a veffel at fea, 
which at the firft they tlwught to be a French-mar.^hMi it proved 
one that belonged to Mr. Thomas ivefton a Merchant •, which 
came from a (hip which he and another had fent out on fifhing 
to a place called Damards Cove^ in the Eaftern parts of N. E. 
this boat brought feven men, and fome letters, but no provi- 
fions to them, of which they were in continual expedation 
from £«^/^>?i;;/, which expe<flations were fruftrated \n that be- 
half^ for they never had any fupply to any purpofe after this 
^me, but what the Lord helped them to raife by their indulbry 
amongfl: themfelves : for all that came afterwards was coo 
fhort for the pafTengers that came with k. 

After this the fame year, the above-named Mr. Thom.t^ 
PVeJlon^ whQ had formerly been one of the Merchanc-adven- 

f 2 ;ur€rs 



.-.6 Ncw-Eaglands'^A/^/»i>/'/4//.\ An.i6z2. 

turers to the Plantation of iVfw-P//w««:/:» (but had now bro- 
•jhe one nmid ken off and deferted the general concerns thereof) fent over 
the Sparrow, two fhips on his own particular interefl: ^ in the one of them 
the other the q^^q fixcy lufty men, who were to be put on fhore at Plimottth, 
Gliarity. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^5 ^^ g^ ^yj^|j q^\^q^ palTcngers to Virginia ; thefo 

were courteoufly entertained (with the feven men fore-named 
belonging to the faid//>'i;/?'o;;, at PUmoHth aforefaid) until the 
fhipreuirnedfrom.F;V^/W^, which was the moft part of thac 
Summer^ many of them being rick,andall of them deOitute 
of habitation, and unacquainted with this new beginning : at 
the (hips return from Virgirtia, by the diredion of the faid 
Mr. jvifionihck Mafter, orYuch as he had fet over them , they 
removed into the Mupclmfcts B^ , he having got a Pattenc 
for fome part there, yet they left all their fick folk at P/imoathy 
until they were fetled and fitted for houfmg to receive them : 
Thefe were an unruly company, and had no good governmenc 
over them, and by dilbrder fellinto many wanes, as afterwards 
will appear. 

But before I pafs on, I may not omit the mentioning of a 
courteous Letter that came in the vefTcl above-named, in which 
the above-faid feven men came, being direfted to the Gover- 
nour oiPlimoHth^ with rcfped unto the whole Plantation, from 
aCaptairtof a (hip at the Eaftward, who came thither on a 
fiftiing voyage i the which for the ingenuity of the man, and 
his courtefie therein exprcfledi may not unfitly be here infer ccd, 
being infcribed as followeth. 

To all his good Friends at PUmotith, 

FRiends, Cofintry-ntat and Neighhoftrs, I falute yart^ and mjh 
yon all hsalth and happineCs in the Lord ; / ntake hid tvith 
thefe fe^ lines totronhleyoH, heeaufe, unlefs I \\>erc inhnmane, I car* 
do. no lefs, Bad neivs dothjpread itfelf- too far, jet I rvillfo far in- 
form, that my f elf reith many good friends in the South Colony of 
Virginia have received fuch aj^loiv, that four hundred perfo^s large 
\cillMt make good onr loffss. Therefore J do intreafyo^^ although 

not 



An.i622. N cw-En^hnds ^femorU//^ 37 

not kyiowing you , that the old rule which J learned when J rtxnt to 
fchool^wa) l>e ffijjicient^what tSj happy is he who ochcr mens 
harms doch make to beware-, ^.nd now again and again^ Vt^i/hing 
all thvfe that willingljf would ferve the Lord^ all health and happi- 
nejs in thta H'orld^ and ever hfling peace in the JVorld to come : 

I reft, yours 

John hvdston. 

TnthefameVeflel theGovernour returned a thankful An- Although this 
fwer, as was meet, and fent a Boat of their own with them, was not much a. 
which was piloted by them-, in which Mr. Edward jvinflow mnngli thm all, 
was fent to procure what Provifions he could of the Ship, who ^^^ 'J "^'^f 
was kmdly received by ihe aforefaid Gentleman, who not onely lllmjL^/^d^ll' 
fpared what he could, but wrote to otiiers to do the like: by y)/y,' they bmg 
which means the Plantation had a good quantity of Provi- norv in a low 

(iQllS^ condition for 

This Summer they builc a Fort with good Timber, both ^^'^'f f"'^* 
ftrong and comely, which was of good defence, made with a 
flat Roof, and Battlements^ on which Vort their Ordnance 
were mounted, and where they kept conftant Watch, efpecially 
in time of danger : It ferved them alfo for a Meecing-houfe, 
and was fitted accordingly for that ufe. It was a great Work 
for them to do in their weaknefs, and times of want -, but the 
danger of the time required it, there being continual rumours 
of the Indianf, and fears of their rifing againft them, efpe- 
cially the Narrhaganfets -^ and alfo the hearing of that great 
and fad Maffacre in Virginia above-named. 

It may not here be omitted, that notwithftanding all their 
great pains and induftry,and the great hopes they had of a large 
Crop, the Lord feemed to threaten them with more and forcr 
Famine by a great Drought, which continued from the third 
week in M^y^ until) the middle of July , wiihout any Rain, 
and with great heat of Weather for the moft part, infomuch 
as their Corn began to wither away, although ic was planted 

F 3 with 



3^ HcvJ'EngUnds Memoriali, Anno 1622. 

vvithFifli, according to their iifual nivinncr in thofe times ^ yec 
ac length it began to languifh fore, and fome of the dryer 
grounds was parched like withered Hay, part whereof was 
siever recovered. Upon which they fee apart afolemn Day of 
Humiliation, to feek the Lord by humble and fervent Prayer 
in this great diftrefs : and he was. pleafed co give them a gra- 
cious and fpeedy anfwer, both to tJieir own and the Itjdi^ns 
admiration that lived amongfl; them •, for all the morning, and 
greatefl: part of the day., it was clear weather, and very hot, 
and not a Cloud nor any iTgn of Rain to be fcen, yet towards 
evening it began to overcalt, and (Iwrtly after to Rain, with 
fuch {)ij(iGi and gentle fhowers, as gave them caufe of rejoycing 
andblefllngGod : it came without either Wind or Thunder, 
or any violence, and by degrees in that abundance, as that the 
Earth was througlily wet, and foaked therewith, which did lb 
apparently revive and quicken the decayed Corn and other 
Fruits, as was wonderful, and made the /Wm«/ J^flonifhed to 
behold. A little before the Lord fent this Rain of Liberali- 
ties upon his people, one of them having occafion to go to the 
houfe of the afore-named Hobamat^iht Indian^ he the faid 
the pfrfon that Hoi>amc\ faid unto him, / am much trckhled for the Englifh, 
madothisKih' for J am afraid thej roill lofe (ill their Corn hj the Droughty and 
IhhtaillT f^ ^^^y ^'^^ ^^ ^^^ Ji^trved • ^ for the Indians, they can fhi[t htttcr 
prkcipal ma-n. ^^^^^ ^^^ Englifh, for thfj cm get Tifh to hel^ themfelves. But 
h the Jiinfdi- afterwards the fame man having occafion to go again to his 
Bm of nz\sY houfe,he laid to him, Now I fee that the^i:\gX\(t\-m?iV\s Godis a 
Uimouih. ^^^^ Q^^^ j^^ 1^^ j^^^y heard ycH^ and fent yon Rain, find that 
"reithoHt Storms, and Tewfef^s, and Thunder, "which ufuallj Wf" 
have iviih our Rain, ivhichbrsaki down our Corn, but your ftands 
y^jhoie and ^ood flill •, furely your God is a good God : or with 
words to the like effed. 

And after this gracious return of Prayers in this fo feafon- 
able a blcfllng of the.Rain, the Lord fent them fuch feafonable 
Oiowers, with interchange of warm weather, as (through his 
bie/fing) c?d\kdin its time a fruitful and liberal Harvert, to 
their great Comfort and Rejoycing : for which Mercy , in 

time 



An. 1 62,2. Nevy.Engiands Memorial!, 3P 

time convenient, .ihcyalfofolemnizcd a Day of Thankfgiviftg 
unto the Lord. 

Now the welcome Harveft approached, in the which all had 
fome refrefhment, but it arofe but to a little in comparifon ot 
a whole years fupply ^ partly by reafon they were not yet well 
acquainted with the manner of the Husbandry of the Indian 
Corn, (having no other) and alfo their many other Imploy- 
ments •, but cniefly their weaknefs for want of food, fo as to 
appearance Famine was like to enfue, if not fome way pre- 
vented : Markets there was none to go unto, but onely the 
Indians \ but they had no Trading-duff. But behold now an- Amthtr good 
other Providence of God; A Ship came into the Harbour, one providence of 
Optain fones being chief in her, fee out by fome Merchants to ^^^ ^^^^J^p ^' 
difcover all the Harbours between C^/>f Co^ and r;V^/«/^, and ^ ^'^^'^'^■'* 
to Trade along the Coaf}. This Ship had ftorc oiEngliJh Beads, 
(which were then good trade) and fome Knives, but would fell 
none bnt'at dear rates, and alfo a good quantity together ^ yec 
they were glad of the occafion, and fain to buy at any race : 
they were fain to psc after the rate of Cent, per Cent, if no: 
more , and yet pay away Coat-Beaver at three (hillings per 
pound. By this means they were fitted again to trade for Bea- 
ver and other things, and fo procured what Corn they could. 

But here let me take liberty to make a little digreflion ; 
There was in the Ship fent by Mr. fveflon fore-named (in which 
his Men camej a Gentleman named Mr. John Porey, he had 
been Secretary in Virginia, and was now going home PafTenger 
in this Ship. After his departure he wrote a Letter to the 
Govcrnour of FJimouthy in the Poftfcript whereof he hath 
thcfe cxprcllions following ,• 

** T(f jour ftlf /tndMr. Brewller / mufi huml^l) ack^QlvIedge 
^'' my f elf . many yvajej indebted, r^hofe Bookj I X^pould have you 
*' thinks very well hfiowed, veho ejieems them fuch Jerpcb. My 
** hafie vpoPild not frffer me to remember^ much lefs to beg 2ldr, 
*' Amfworths elaborate W or k^ on the five Books of Mofes ^ both 
*' hps and Mr, Robinfons do highly commend the Authors, as being 

" mojt 



40 Ncw-Englands McmQiiall, An.1622. 

" mofi convsrfant in the Scriptures of nil others : and wW pod 
** V;ho l^ows it rnaj pleafe Cod to VVori^ (py them through Tyijf h^ndf, 
*' though mofi unrvorthy^W'ho finde fnch high content in them, God 
** have pH aU in his k^efing. 

Auguft 28, Your unfeigned and firm Fn'end, 

1622. 

fOHN PORET. 

Thcfe things I here infcrt, partly for the honours fake of 
the Authors memory, which this Gentleman doth To inge- 
nuoully acknowledge, and alfo the credit and good that he 
procured unto the Plantation of Plimouth after his retutn, and 
that amongll thofe of no mean Rank. But to return. 

Mr. iveflcns people fore-named, who were now feated in 
the Bay of ihe A<f^ffachufets,'u a place called by the Indi'nHt 
Haw bj thi E»- iVefagtifqnfiftt^ and by diforder (as it fecmed) had made havock 
lLt{h called of their Provifion , they began now to conceive that wane 
wcymouHi. would come upon them •, and hearing that their Neighbours 
at Plimouth had bought Trading- ftuff, as aforefaid, and in- 
tended to Trade for Corn, they wrote to the Governour, and 
defircdthat they might joyn wich them, and' they would im- 
ploy their fmall Ship in this fervice-, and alfo requeued to lend 
or fell them fo much of their Trading-ftufif as their part mighc 
come to: which was agreed unto on equal terms ^ fo they 
went out in the Expedition, with an intention to go about Cape 
Cod 10 the Southwards, but meeting with crofs Winds, and 
other Crofles, went in at Mannamoik^^ where the aforefaid 
Squatno, being their Guide and Interpreter , fell fick., and 
Sqwanro'5 within a few dayes died ; A little before his death, hedelircd 
vtm. ,j,g Governour of Plimouth (who then was there} to p^ajf for 

him, that he might goto ?/;<? Englifh-mans Ged in Heaven-^ and 
bequeathed divers of his things to fundry of his Engllfh 
Friends, as Remembrances of his love : of whom they had a 
great lofs. 
Here they got a confiderable quantity of Cprn, and fo re- 
turned. 



An.i623. New- Englarws Memor'uilL 4^ 

turned. -After tliefe dungs "John Sanders, who was left chief 
over Mr. j^ycfionr men ac ivefcigufqaaftt^ in the Month of Fe- 
^r/M^-; fenc a Mefienger, (liewing the gre.ic wants they were 
fallen into, nnd would have borrowed Corn of the Lullcns^ 
butthey would lend him none ^ anddefired advice whether he 
might take it from them by force to fuccour his men, uncill re- 
turn from the Eaflward,whicher he was now going :But the Go- 
vernour and the reft difTvvaded him by all means from ic, for 
ic might fo exafperate the Indiana, as might endanger their 
flifety, and all of them might fmart for it: for they had al- 
ready heard how they had wronged the Indm-ris^ by dealing 
their Corn, &c. fo as the Natives were much incenfed againlt 
them : yea, fo bafe were fome of their own Company, as 
they went and told the /»^//7;?/, tliat their governour was pur- 
pofed to come and take their Corn by force, which with otiicr 
things made them enter into a Confpiracy againft tlie EngHpj. 
And herewith I end the Relation of the moft Remarkable" Paf- 
fages of Gods Providence cowards the firft Planters, which fell 
out m this Year. 



M' 



1 (J Z 5. 

R. ;^f/?c;7/ people fore-named, nocwithftanding all helps 
they could procure for fupply of Provifions, fell' into 
great Extremity, which was occalioned by their exce/fivc ex- 
pence while they had k^ or could get it ^ and after they came 
into want, many fold away their Clothes and Eed-coverings. 
others were fo bafe ^s they- became fervants to the Indians^ 
and would cut them Wood, and fetch them Water for a Cap 
full of Corn • others fell to dealing both night and day from 
the Indians^ of which they grievoufly complained. In the en4 
they came to that mifery , that fome ftarved and 6^\t^ with 
hnnger -, and one in gathering of Shell-fifh was fo weak, as he 
HUfk faU ill the mud, and was found dead m the place » and 

G moil 



42 New Englands Meworidl, An. 162 3. 

moft of them lefc their Dwellings, and were fcattered up and 
downinthe Woods by the Warcr-fide, where they could frnde 
Ground-nuts and Claras, here fix, and there ten, by which 
th<ir c.irriages they became contemned and fcorned of the In- 
dlanfy infomuch as they began greatly to infult over them in a 
moft infolent manner, fo as if they had fee on fuch Viduais as 
they had gotten to drefs it, when it was ready the Indians 
would come and eat it up: and when Night came, wlienas 
polTibly fomc of them had a forry Blanket, or fuch like, to lap 
themfelvcs in, the 7W/4«j- would take it, and let the otiier lye 
all night in the cold, foas tiieir condition was very lamentable -, 
and in the end they were fain to hang one of their Company, 
whom they could not reclaim from Ikaling, to give the In- 
dU»s content. 

Whiles things went on in this manner with them, the Go- 
vernour and People of Pllmouth had notice that the Sachem 
Majfafokt their Friend was fick, and near unto death, and they 
fent to vifit him, and fent him fome comfortable things, which 
gave him content, and was a means of his recovery. Upon 
which occafion he difcovered the Confpiracy of thefe Indians^ 
how they were refolved to cut off Mr. ivejlons Company, for 
the continual Injuries, they had done them, and would row 
take opportunity of their weaknefs, and do it- and for that 
end had confpired with other Indians their Neighbours there- 
abouts: and thinking the People here would revenge their 
death, they therefore thought to do the like by then), there- 
fore to prevent k, and that fpee<lily, by taking fome of the 
, chief of them before it w^s too late, for he affured them of the 

Imt'^^m- tJ^^^^.thereof. 

itehas Pratt, This did much trouble them, and they took it intoferious 
yehohathfcnntd confideration, and found upon Examination, and other Evl- 
thiparuciday dences to give light thereinto. That the matter was really To 
r/T ^^"'iT ^^ ^^^ ^^^ Sachm had told them. In the mean rime came an 
fomZth!»zs "^^ ^%^^^-^'^^^'^^^^'^'^^ M^jf^chy'ffts, from the faid Company 
YeUmg to this '^ iwfery,^s hath been above-related, witiiafmall pack at his 
Traged)'.. back ^ and although he knew not a foot of tlieway, yet he 

got 



An. 1623. New- Engl ands Memoridil. 43 

got fafe hither, but loft his way, which was well for him, for 
he WiJS purfued by two JnclUns^ who by Gods Providence mif- 
fed of him by that means ^ and he related how all things llood 
with them there, and that he durfl Aay no longer, for he ap- 
prehended by what heobferved they would be all ilain ere long. 
This made them make the more hafte, and theydifpatched a 
Boat away with forae men under the condud of Captain Stttn- 
diP}^ who found them in a miferable cpndition ;, 6ut of which 
he refcued them, and helped them to fome relief, cut ofT fome 
of the chief Confpirators againll them, and according to Iiis 
Order- offered to bring them ^Wio PUr/iouth^ to be there Untill 
Mr. ;^'d/?c« came, or fome other wayfliould be prefented for 
their help : they thanked him and the reft, but they rather de- 
fired that he would help them with fome Corn, and they wouM 
go with their fmall Ship to the Eaftward, to look out for a 
way for themfelves, either to have relief by meeting with Mr. 
ivefton^Qiii not to work with the Fi(hern>en for their fupply, 
and their paffage for England : fo they fliipped what they had 
of any worth, and he helped them with as much Corn as he 
could, and faw them out of the Bay under fail, and fo came 
home, not taking the worth of a peny of any of them. 

This was the end of thefe^thac fometimcs boafted of their 
ftrengtl), being all able, lufty men, and what they would do and 
bring to pafs, ineomparifonof the people at Plinjouth^v/ho had 
many Women and Children, and weak ones ^ and faid at their 
firft arrival, when they faw the wants at PHmouthi That they U(n fee m 
>X'OHldtake another courfe\ and net fAlIpnto ffch a condition as t^U (jf^^ "/ P^>^^ 
fmple people were c&me to: but a mans way is not in his own (^"^^'i'^-K^o'^)'' 
power, God can make the weak to ftand • Zet him that th'mketh 
he fiandeth (in fuch refped as well a$ other) take hed lefi he* 
fall. 

Shortly after Mr. iveflon came over with fome of the Fifher- 
men, where he heard of the Ruine of his Plantation, and got 
a Boat, and with a man or two came to fee how things were •, 
but by the way (for want of skill) in a Storm he caft avvay his 
Boat in the twttome of the Bay , between Merrimac'^ and 

G 2 PafciUaquay 



44 NewEnglands Afemori/i/l. An. 1623: 



Pafcat^^ua, and hardly efcaped with life •, and afterwards fell 
into the hands of the /W/.7«/, who pillaged him of all that he 
had faved from the Sea, and Gripped him of all his Clothes to 
his Shirt. Ac laft he got to Tafcataciua, and borrowed a Sure 
of Clothes, and got means and came to riim$uth. A flrange 
alteration there was in him, to fuch as had feen and known him 
in his former flonrilhmg condition •, fo uncertain are all things 
of this uncertain world. 

But to return to the- flatc and condition of the Planters a"c 
jP//;»<7////7, all this while no fupply heard of, fo they began to 
think how they might raife as much corn as they could, fo as 
they might not languifh in mifery as formierly they had done, 
andat the prefent they did, and it was thought the beft way, 
and accordingly given way unto, that every one fhould plant 
Corn for his own particular, and in that regard provide for 
themfelves, and in other refpeds continue the generat courfe 
and way as before: & fo they ranged all their youth under fome 
family, and fet upon fuch a courfe, which' had good fuccefs, for 
!C made all hands very induftrious, fo as much Corn was •plan- 
ted. 

This courfe being fetled, by that -time all their Corn was 
planted, all their viftuals was fpent, and they were only to reft 
on Gods providence ^ many times at night,- notknowing where 
to have any thing to fuftain-nature the-next day, and fo ( as one 
wellobferved) had need to pray that- God would give them 
their daily bread, above all people in the world ^ 'yet they bare 
thofe wants with great patience-and alacrity of fpirir, and that 
ior fo long^a time as the moft-parr of two years, 
u bis firfl De- Which brings to minde what Peter JPIahyr writes ■ fn-magni- 
cade, ; io8 ^''^g ^^ ^^^ Spaniards 1^ Thej ( (aid he ) led a mifcrahle life for 
five days together^ -with parched gram of Maize only, and that not. 
tofatiety-^ and then concludes, that fuch- pains, fuch labours, he 
thought none living, -which is not a Spaniard,r(w/^ ha've Indured. 

But alas, ihofe men when they had Maize ( that is-Indiatt 
Corn ) they thought it as good as a feaft -, and wanted notonly 
for /ive dayes together, but fomecimes for two or three months 

together 



An. 1 6 23- Ncw-Englands Mtmori&lL 45 

together, and neither had bread, nor any kinde of corn. 

Indeed in another place in his fecond Decade pag. 94, He 
mentions ho'^ others of them Wfrf tvorfe put to it^ where they were 
faine to eai Dogs, Toads mi ^^^di Men^ and fo almofi all of them 
died. From thefe extremities ^the Lord in his goodnefs prefer- 
ved both their lives and healths, [^t hisKoly Name have the 
praife^ yet let me here make ufe of his conclufion, which m 
fome fort may be applied to this people-. That Wnth their mi^ 
feriss they opened a wajf to thofe nnv_ lands : and after (lorms with 
what eafe other men came to inhabit in them, in refpdl of the cala- 
mities thefe menfiffered'^fo as thejfeemedtogo to a bride feaflW'hcre 
all things are provided for them. 

They having one boat left, and fhee none of the bef}, with a 
net which they bought, improved them for the taking of Baffe, 
which proved a good help to them, and when thofe failed they 
were fain all hands to go dig fhell-fifh Out of the fands for their 
living j m the winter feafon ground-nuts and fowl ^^'zs the 
principal of their refrefliing, until God fenc more fetled and 
fuitable fupplies, by his blefiing upon their induftry. 
;," Atlength they received -fome letters from the adventurers, 
which gave them intelligence of a (hip- fee out, to come hither 
unto Flimputh, named the Parragon-^, fhis fhip was bought by 
Mr. fohn Pierce-, and kt out on his own charge, upon hopes of 
great matters ; the paffengers and goods, the Company fent in 
.her he took in for fraight,for which they agreed v/itli him to 
be delivered here : this was he inwhofe name theii: firfl: Patent 
was taken, for this place where Plimouth is," by reafon of ac- 
quaintance and fomeallyance that fome of their friends had 
with him, but his natne was only ufed m truft-, huL when he 
faw they were here hopefully feated, and by the fuccefs God 
gave them, had obtained the favour of the Council* of A^'tn;- 
Sngland^Q goes & fues to"^the faid- Council for another Patent: 
of much larger extent in their names, which was:e3{ilyobtained> 
,but he meant to keep it to himfetf^ and to allow them what he 
pleafed to hold of him as tenants, and fue to his Courts as 
«;;bief Lord; but the Lord aiarveloully eroded him in his pro- 
ceedings. 



^6 New-Englands A/fW(';'M//. Anno 1623. 

cccdings -, for when his fhip above-named fct cue from the 
Thames, fhe fprang a leak by that time fhs goc to the Dovfns, 
and alfo by reafon oF a chop that accidentally befel one of lier 
Cables, it brakeina ftrefsof wind while (he there rode, and 
was in danger to have bin driven oa the fands, and thereupon 
was conftrained to return back to London^ and there arrived in 
fourteendayesaf(er, and was haled up into the Dock, and an 
hundred pound more bellowed on her to mend ,her IeaJ<s and 
bruifes, which fhe received in the aforefaid florm;, and when flie 
was again fitted for the voyage , Fie peftered his (hip, and takes 
in more paficngers, and thofe fome of them not very good, to 
help to bear his loHes, and fets out the fecond time ^ and when 
he was half way or thereabouts to Neiv-EngLind was forced 
back'again by an extreme tempefl:, wherein 'the goodnefs and 
mercy of God appeared in their prefcrvation,being one hundred 
and nine fouls. This lliip fuffered the greateO: extremity as 
fea, at her fecond fetting forth, as is feldome the like beard of. 
Ic v;as about the middle of Feh-nnry that the ftorm began, and 
it continued for the moft part of fourteen dayes, but for two or 
three dayes and nights together in mofl: violent extremity-: at 
the beginning of the florm, their boat being above-decks, was 
thrown over-board ^ they fpent their Main-maft, their Round- 
l^ns Ktktm houfe was beaten off with the ftorm, and all the upper works 

^'^w'\v^ ^^ ^^ ^^^'"^ ^'P • ^^ ^^^^ ^°°^ ^^ S^^^ diredion, for the guiding of 
Pierce ttl^ ^^^ before the fea, was made faft, to prevent his .wafhing over- 
Mafler of the board, and the feas did fo over-rake them, as that many times 
f.iid fljipy and thofe upon the de^k^knew not whether they were within-board 
fome of thf paf~ or without v and by her extreme leaking, being a very rotten 
crSu. '^'P> ^"^ ^^^ ^^^^ increafinl, (he was once very near founder- 

ing in the ifea,fo as they thought (he would never rife again: 
Notwithdanding -the Lord was pleafed of his great mercy to 
preferve them - and after great weather-beating and extraordi- 
nary danger, they arrived fafe at Pcrtfmouth in Hamffhire^KO 
the wonderment of all that beheld in what condition they were, 
and heard what they had endured. 

Upon the return of the faid Hr.fohtt Pierce for England-^ 



An. 1 623. New-Englands MemoriaH.. 47 

( he being perfonally in this his (hip in the fo hdi ftorin ) the 
other Merchant Adventurers, got him to .iHign over the grand- 
Patent to the Company, which lie had taken \\\ his own Name, 
and made quite void their former Patent. 

About the latter end of J^ne^ came in a fliip at Fllmouth witii rhU w4s tk 
C^^mn Francis H'efl^ who had a Commifilon to be Admiral of /^'f («tl(^ f'"" 
Ne^-En^land, to reflrain Interlopers, and fuch fifhing {hips as P^^jig^-^'^^/o^'- 
cametofifliand trade without licence from the Council of A^fjv- •'''' " 
En^Und^ for which they fhould pay a great funi of money . 
but he could do no good of them, for they were too ftrong for 
him, and he found the- filhermen to be refradory, and their 
owners upon complaint made to the Parliament, procured an 
order, that fi(hing (liould be free. He told the Govcrnour of 
Plirnouth that they fpake with a fhip at fea, and were on board 
her, that was coming to the faid Plantation o( P/imoinh/m 
which were fundry paffenger^, and they marvelled fhe was not 
arrived, fearing fome mifcarriage ^ for they loft her in a ftorm 
that fell fhortly after they had been on board : which relation 
filled them full of fears, yet mixed with iiope. The Mailer of 
this (hip had two Hogftieads of Peafe to fell, but feeing their 
wants, held'themat Nine pounds fler ling an Hogfhead, and un- 
der Eight he would not take, and yet would have Beaver at art 
under-rate^ but tliey told him thry had- lived- fo lon^ vAthoKt, 
And would do [till ^ r-ath(rjhcn give fo tinrcafoyiabl^: fo the faid\ 
Ship went from Plimauth to Virginia, 

Abouc fourteen dayes after ceme in the Ship called The A^n^ 
whereof Mf. n^il/lam- Pierce w:is Under : two of tlie principal- 
Paffeiiigeus. that came in/this Ship were Ur. Timothy Hatkrly, 
md yit. George Mbrtof}-, the former, vik. UwTi^oth) Ha- 
thtrJK foon after his- arrival, met with fome crofs Providences- 
by tfe burning of his Houfe, whereby he was much impove-' 
rifhod, 3nd much difcouraged, and returned tlie Winter fol- 
lowing for E}igl<tnd: and afterwards the Lord was pleafed to 
renew his Eftate, and he came again into New-England^ and 
proved a very profitable and beneficial Inftrument both in 
Church and Corarao-a-wcalth, being one of the firft beginners, 

and 



4^ New-Englands McrnorUll. An.1623. 

and ii good Jnftrument to uphold the Church and Town of 
SitiMte -^ andalfoferved Godand thejurifdidionof P//ww///; 
in the place of Magi[lri?c.y, and retained his Integrity in the 
Pf ofeiVion of the wayes of Chriil; unto old Age ^ Hill fur- 
viving at the penning hereof. 

The latter of the two fore-named; viz. Mr. George MortoHy 
was a pious gracious Ser vantof God, and very faithful in what- 
foever publick Imploymenr he was betrufted withall, and an 
unfeigned \vell-willer,& according to his Sphere and Condition, 
a futable Promoter of the Common Good and Growth of 
the Plantation of A'rM'-P//^;^o.vM,' labouring to dill the Difcon- 
tents that fometimes would arifeamonglUbmefpirits, by oc- 
cnfion of die Difficulties of thefe new beginnings : but it plea- 
fed God to put a period to Iiis dayes foon afcer his arrival in 
New-Er,gland^ not furvivinga full year after his coming aflicre. 
With much comfort and peace he fell afleep in the Lord in the 
Month of 'june^ Amo 1624. 

About ten dayes after the arrival of the Ship called The Ann 
above-named, there came in another fma.llShipof about forty 
four Tun, named the/^wr/, \Ar. Bridges being Mailer there- 
of • which fdid Ship, the Ann had loft at Sea by reafon of foul 
Weather .- flie was a fine new VelTel, built to flay in the Coun* 
try. One of the principal PaHengers that came in her was Mr, 
fohnfennj,^ who was a godly, though otherwife a plain man, 
yet fingular for publicknefs of fpirit,*fetting himfelf to feek 
^nd promote the Common Good of the Plantation of Neyv^ 
riinmnh • who fpent not onely his part of this Ship (being 
part Owner thereof) in the general Concernment of the Plan- 
tation, but alfo afterwards was alwayes a Leading-man in pro- 
moting the. general Interefl: of this Colony: He lived many 
years n\Ke\v'Bfigland^ and fell alleep in the Lord Anno ,1 644. 
In the twb Ships laft named, came over, many other perfons 
befides thofe before recited, who proved of good ufe in their 
places. 

Thefe PafTengers,reeing the low and poor condition of thofe 
tnac were here before them, were much daunted and difmaycd, 

and 



An, 1623. l^cw-Eiia\3inds JMemoriail 49 



and according to their diverfe humours, were diverfly aflfeded. 
Some^wiflied themfdves in EngUndzg-^'m •, others fell on weep- 
ing, fancying their own iiiifery in what they favv in others ^ 
ocher-fomc pitying the diRrefs they faw their Friends had been 
long in, and ilill were under. In a word, all v/ercfull of Ud- 
nefs i onely fonie of their old Friends rejoyced to fee them, 
and that it was no worfe with them, for they could not exped 
it rhould be better,- and nov/ hoped t!iey fhould enjoy better 
dayes together. And truely it was no marvel they fhould be: 
thus affcded, for they were in a very low condition, both in 
refped of Food and Clothing at that time. 

To confider ferioufly howfidly the Scripture fpeaksof the 
Famine in f.icohs time, when he faid to his Sons, Ctf, buy lufood^ 
that U'^ may live and mt die j and that the f amine \V<w grent and 
heavy m the Land^ and yet they had great Herds, and ftore of 
Cattel of fundry kindes, which befides their flefh, muft needs 
produce other ufeful benefits for food , and yet it was account- 
ed a fore affliction : But the mifcry of the Planters at PUmoutl) 
at the firft beginning, mufl: needs be very great therefore, who 
not onely wanted the fiaff cf Breads but all the benefits of 
Cattel, and had no Egypt to go to, but God kd them out of 
the Sea for the moll part- fo wonderful is his powerful Pro- 
vidence over his in all Ages : for his Mercy endnreth for 
sver. 

Ajbout the middle of September arrived Captain Robert Gorge 
in the Bay of the Magachnfets, with fundry PafTengcrs and Fa- 
milies, intended there' to begin a Plantation, and pitched upon 
that place which Mr. ivej^on fore-named had forfaken. He had 
a Commiflion from the Council of Ner^-EngLind to be Gene- 
ral Governour of the Country .• and they appointed for his 
Council and Afiiftancs, Captain Francis tvefi the aforefaid Ad- 
miral, Chrif}opher Zevet£(q-^ and the Governour of Plimomh 
for the time being : Alfo they gave him Authority to Choofe 
fueh other as he fhould finde fir. Alfo they gave by their 
Qomm\K\on full Power to him andhis Ajjiflnms^ or any three of 
thenjy {'^/hereof hmfelf W4S alrfajes to hone) To Jo and ex( cute 

H whAi 



JO New-Englands Memoriall. An. 1625,. 

Tvhdt TO them fbould feem good^ i?i allCafes^ C<ifitaly CrirninAl^ 
and Civil -^ with divers other InQrudions: Of wliich, and his 
Comminion, it pleafed him to firflfer the Cover nour of Pli- 
THOMtlo to take a Copy. 

He meeting with theaforefaid Mr. ivefton at PUmoKth, called 
him before him and feme other of the A fli Hants, with theGo- 
vernour of Plimwth aforefaid, and charged liim with the ill 
carriage of his Aien nt the MafiachufetS, i>y Which weans the 
peace of the Conntry ypos dijltnledj and himfelf (ind the people 
vfhich he had brought over to plant in that Bay ^ thereby nmch pre- 
judiced. To which the faid weflon eafily anfwered, That rvhjtt 
rpos done in that behalf^ was done in his abfcnce^ and might have 
befallen any vnan : He left them fufficiently provided^ and conceived 
they would have been well governed-^ and for any err our committed^ 
he had fufficiently fmarted, 
71)1 fn'id Mr. Another particular was, An abufe done to his father Sir Fer- 
'^^'" ^f« !? dinando Gorges, and to the State. The thing was this : He 
parts, and a uled Dim and Others or tneConncil of New-England^ topro- 
iMtrch-int of_ cure him a Licenfe for the Tranfporting of many great Pieces 
land (Lccomt in of Ordnance for iVfn'--f;«^//rW, pretending great Fortification 
London Sow- herein the Country ; for which when he had obtained, he fold 
^n^amli^m ^^^"^ beyond Sea for his private profit : At which the State was 
ill England, '"""ch offended, and his Father filtered a fhrewd cheeky and he 
anX hu in tk had Order to apprehend him. 

cityefBr\(\o\ i The faid fVefion excufed it as well as he could, but could not 
he proved bita^ wholly^ deny it : but after much fpeech about it, by the Media- 
Jj Plantation' tion of the Governour of Plimouth^ and fome other Friends, 
ef. piimouth. the faid Captain Gorges was inclined to gentlenefs, (though he 
apprehended the abufe of his Father deeply) which when the 
U\<itveflon perceived, he grew the more prefumptuous, and 
gave fuch cutting and provoking fpeeches, as made the faid Ca- 
ptain rife up in great indignation and diftemper, vowing, That 
he would either curb him ^ or fend him home- for England : At 
which the faid frfy?*?« was daunted, and came privately to the 
Governour of PJimouth^ to know whethr they Would fuffer him 
to fendhim forEt^^hnd^} Ifwas anfwered him, Th(/ could ncjt 

hinder 



An.i623« HQW-En^\mds Mcmoriall. 5* 

hinder it : and much blamed him, that afcei" they had pacified 
things, he (hould thus break out by his own folly and rallinefs, 
and brmg trouble upon himfelf and others. He confeft it tvas 
his pinjjton^ and prayed the Governour aforefaid to intrcat for 
him^ and procure a pacific atioA for him^ if he could : the which 
at lall he did obtain with much difficulty. So he was called 
again, and the faid Captain Gorges was content to take his own 
Bond to be ready to to make further anfwer, when either he 
or the Lords of the Council (hould fend for him •, and at laft 
he took onely his own Word, and fo there was a friendly part- 
ing on all hands. 

Soon after this, the faid Captain Gorges took his leave, and 
went to the M^iffachifets by land, being very thankful for his 
kinde Entertainment. His Ship Hayed at P/imouth, and fitted 
for to go to Virginia^ having fome Paflengers to deliver there: 
and with her returned fundry of thofe from Plimouth^ which 
came over on their particular account ; fome out of difcontent 
and diOike of the Country, and others by reafon of Fire that 
burnt their Houfcs and all their Provifions, fo as they were 
neceflitated thereunto. This Fire was by fome of the Seamen, ^t/nr^/ds th 
thatwereRoyfleringinanHoufewhere it firfl: began, making ^/'^^^/ No- 
a great Fire, the weather being cold,, which brake out of the ^^^ ^"^ ^^**° 
Chimney into the Thatch, an^ burnt three Houfes, and con- 
fumed all their Goods and Provifions. The Houfe m which it 
began, was right againft their Store-houfe at Plimonth^ which 
they had much ado to fave j in which was the Common Store 
of the Provifions of the Plantation, which had it been (oil, the 
fame had been overxhrown : but through Gods mercy it was 
faved, by the diligence of th^ pepple, and care of the Gover- 
hour and thofe about him. Some would have had the Goods 
thrown out,but if they had, there would have been much loA by 
the rude Company belonging to the two fore-named Ships, 
which were almoft all on fhore at this rime ^ biut a trufty Com- 
pany were placed within, as well as fuch as were mean-while 
imployed in quenching the Fire without, that if neccflity re- 
quired they might have them .all oul_ with fpccd :; for they 

H . 2*^ iufpefttd 



52 New Englands MemorhlL An.1623. 

fufpeded fome malicious dealing, if noc plain Treachery ., and 
whether ic was onely fufpeded or no, God knows: hue this 
is certain, that when the Tumult was greatefl, there was a 
voice heard (but from whence ic came is uncertain) that bade 
them look^ -well about then?, fer ^.11 "Wf^f not friends that Uvrff 
then about them •, and foon after, when the vehemency of the 
abl'''^TYeUrv.u F^i'^ was over, fmoke was ften to arife within a Shed that was 
tion, " joyried to the end of the aforefaid Store- houfe, which was 

wattled up with boughs,- in the withered leaves whereof the 
fire being kindled, which fome running to quench, found a 
long Fire-brand of about an Ell long, lying under the wall on 
theinfide, which could not come thither by cafualty, but mufl: 
belaid thereby fome hand, in the judgement of- all thatfaw 
it. But God kept them from this danger, whatever might be 
intended, 

B.ut to return again to fpeak fomething of the aforefaid 
Captain Gorges^ after he had hctn at the Eaflward iind ex-» 
pediced fome occafions there, he and fome that depended up- 
on him teturned for England , having fcarcely faluted the 
Country in his Government, finding the ftate of things noc 
to anfwer his quality and condition •, his people difperfed them- 
felves, fome went for- jE';?^/^«^^ others for Virginia^ fome few^ 
remained, and were helped with fiipplies from P/imouth : a- 
mohgft the reft, the faid Captain brought over a Minifler with 
him, one Mr, Aforrel^ who returned for England about a year 
after him, he took fhip at PHmomh^ and had a certain power 
and authority of fuperintendency over other Churches grant- 
ed him, and inflrudions for tliat end • but he never (hewed ir, 
or made any ufe of ic, but only fpakc of it to. fome of PUmouth 
athis going away. This was in effed the end of the fecond 
Plantation, in the aforenamed place called pyefagufquafet' 

There were alfo fome fcatterirag' beginnings made in other 
places, as ztPafcataejua^ by Mr. David Thomffo'n ^ and at Moa- 
hegin^ and fome other places, by fundry others. 



I 62 



An. T 624. New-Englands MmorUlL 53 

I (5 i 4. 

THe time of new EleAion of Officers being come for tin's 
year at Plimouth^ the number of their people being in- 
creafed, and their troubles and occafions therewith •, the Go- 
vernour defifed them to change the perfons, as well as renew 
the Eledion, and alfo to adde more Afliftants to the Governouc 
for help and counfel, and the better carrying on of publick af- 
faires, (hewing that it was necefTiry ic fhould fo be-, for if ic 
wereany honour or benefic,ic v/as fie that others fhould be 
made partakers of ft • if it was a burden ( as doubclefs it was ) 
it was but equal that others (liould help to bear ic, and that this 
was the end of yearly Eledions. 

iTLheconclufion was, that whereas there was before but one 
Afiiftant, they now chofe five, giving the Governour a double 
voice ^ and afcerwards they encreafed them to feven, which 
courfe hath continued in that Colony until this day. 

In the month of March, in this year Mr. EdWiard jvhjlorm 
arrived at PUmoptth in New- England, having bin imployed as 
agent for that Plantation, on fundry occafions, with the Mer- 
chant Adventurers in England, who brought a confiderable 
fupply with him, the (hip being bound on a fifhing voyage -, and 
with himcame Mr. fohn Lyfordd, Miniller, which was fenc over 
by fome of the Adventurers. 

There came over likewife in this (hip three Heifers and a Bull, Tetfirft Neat 
which was the firft Neat Cattel • that came into New-England. C^ttd that 

The aforefaid fohn Ljfori, when he came firft on ftiore, falu- "''^^ '* ^•^' 
ted them of the Plantation of PhmoHth with that reverence and 
humility, as is feldome to be ktn • and indeed made them a- 
fiiamed, he fo bowed and cringed unto them, and would have 
kifled their hands if they would have fuffered him : yea he wept 
and fhed many tears, blefling God that had brought him to fee 
their faces -, and admiring the things they had done in their 
wants, as if he had been made all of love, and the bumbleft 

H 5 perfon 



54 N evv-Eng lands i^/fr/;m4//. Anno 1624' 

perfon in tile World ; but in the end proved more like thofe 
Pfal xo.io. mentioned by the Pfalmift, that crouched and bo^ved, that heaps 
of the poor may fall by them : or like unco diflemblmg Ipmiacl, 
J«r.4t.^. who when he had {[jdn Gedali'thy went out weeping, and met 

thofe that were coming to offer Tncenfe in the houfe of the 
Lord, faying, Come to Gedti/iah^ when he meant to flay them. 
They gave him the bell: entertainment they could, in all fimpli- 
city, and as their Governour had ufed in all weighty affairs, to 
confult with their Elder Mr. Brerpjin-^ together with his AJli- 
flants •, fo now he called Mr. Lyfordd\(o on fuch like occafions : 
after fome (hort time, he defired to joyn himfclf a member to 
their Church, and was accordingly received ^ he made a large 
confeflion of his Faith, and an acknowledgement of his former 
diforderly walking, and his being inrangled u ich many Corrup- 
tions, which had bin a burden to his Confcicnce, and bleffed 
God for this oportunity of freedome and liberty, with many 
more fuch like expreffions •, in fome fhorc time he fell into zc- 
<\\mm^ncQmi)\y[v. John Oldham, who was a copartner with 
Iiim in his after courfes •, not long after, both Oldham and he 
grew very pcrverfe, and {hev/ed afpiric of great malignancy, 
drawing as many into a fadion as they could : were they never 
fo vile or prophane, they did nourifh and abet them in all 
their doings, fo they would but cleave to them, and fpeak a- 
gainH; the Church ; foas there was nothing but private meet- 
ings and whifperings amongft them, they feeding themfelves 
and others, with what they fliould bring to pafs in England by 
^rhitis, ^mt thefadionof their * friends there ^ which brought others as 
ofthi Aivtnu" well as themfelves into a fools Paradice, yet they could not car- 
vcYs,vphomod jiy fQ clofely, but both much of. their doings and fayings 
v'-r^rlrics'^tfthe ^^^^ difcovered , although outwardly they fee a fair face of 
VUntAtm. things. 

At length, when the Ship he came m was ready to return for 
J?»^/W, and it was obfcrved that Zj/or^ was long in writing, 
and fent many Letters, and could not forbear to communicate 
CO his Indmates fuch things as made them laugh in their fleevcs," 
and thought he had done their errand fufficiently: ^The Go- 
vernour 



An.i6'24. New- Engl ands McmonalL ^5 

V€rnour and forneof his friends knowing how things ftood in 
reference to fome known adverfaries in England^ and what hurc 
thefe things might do , took a boat and went out with the (hip, 
a league or two to fea, and called for all Lj fords and Oldhams 
Letters, Mr^ William Pierce being Mafter of the (hip, and knew 
well their evil dealings, ( both in EKgUnd znA here) afforded 
them all the aflilbnce he could ^ he found about twenty of 
Ljfords Letters," many of them large, and full of (lan- 
ders and falfe accufations, tending not only to their prejudice^ 
butruineand utter fubverfion-, moll of them they let pafs, 
only took copies of them, but fome of the moft material, they 
fent true copies of them and kept the originals, left he fhould 
deny them, and that they might produce his own hand againll 
him i amongft thefe Letters they found the copies oi:' two 
Letters, which were fent in a Letter of his to Mr. John ? ember* 
ton a Mmifter, and a great oppofite to the Plantation •, thefe two 
Letters of which he took the copies, were the one of them 
writen by a Gentleman in EngL\nd to Ur.Brewfier here, the 
other by Mr. pyinjlow to Mr. Rohinfon in Holland-^ at his 
comingaway, as the (liip lay at Gravefend^ they lying fealed in 
the great Cabbin, whiles Mr. winjloiv was bufie about the af- 
faires of the (hip, this fly Merchant opens them, takes copies 
of* them, and feals them up again, and not only feals the copies 
of thern^ thus. To his Friend and their Adverfary^ but addeS 
thereto in the'Margent many fcurrilous and flouting Annota- 
tions. In the evening the Governour returned , and they 
were fomewhac blank at it ^ but after fome weeks when they 
heard nothing, they then were as brisk as ever, thinking no- 
thing had been known, but all was gone currant, and thac 
the Governour went out but to difpatch his own Letters. 

The reafon why the Governour and the reft concealed thefe 
things, was to let things ripen, that they might the better dif- 
cover their intents, and fee who were their adherents ^ becaufe 
among the reft,they found a Letter of one of their confederates,' 
in which was wriccen,that Mr.Oldhant^ and Mr. Ly ford imendcd 
a reformation in Church and Common-weakh.ani as foon as 

the 



5^ New-EngKinds Memortall. An. 1624. 

theihip was.gone cliey intended to joyn cogecher and have the 
Sacramenn •, few of Oldhams Letters were found in the afore- 
faid fearch, being fo bad a Scribe as his hand was fcar.ce legible, 
yet he was as deep m the mifchicf as the other ^ and thinking 
they were now ftrong enough, they began to pick quarrels ac 
every thing. Oldham being called to wacch(according to order) 
refufeth to come, fell out with the Captain, called him Rafcali, 
and be^garlj Rafc^.ll, and refifted him,and drew his knife at'him, 
chough he offered him no wrong, nor gave him any ill terms, 
but with all fairnefs reqiured him to do his duty •, the Gover- 
nour hearing the tumult, fent to quiet it^ but he ranted with 
great fury, and called them all Traitors : but being committed 
to Prifon, after a while he came to himfelf, and with fome flight 
punifhment was let go upon his behaviour for further Cenfure- 
but to cut things fhorr, at length it grew to this iflTue, that l/- 
ford with his accomplices, without either fpeaking one word 
cither to the Governour,. Church or Elder, withdrew them- 
{dv€S, and fet up a publick meeting apart on the Lords-day, 
v/ith fundry fuch infolent carriages too long here to relate, be- 
ginning more publickly to ad that which they had been long 
plotting. 

It was now thought high time to prevent further mifchief, to 
call them to account •, fo the Governour called a Court, and 
fummoned the whole company togher, and they charged Lyford 
and Oldy.m with fuch things as they were guilty of refpeA'ng 
the premifes ^ but they were fliff, and flood refolutely upon the 
denial of moft things, and required proof: they firfl: alledged 
what was writ, compared with their praftifes here ^ that it was 
evident they joyned in plotting againlt them, and dilturbed their 
peace in their Civil and Church-ftate, which was moft injurious, 
for both they and all the world knew they came hither to enjoy 
the liberty of their Confcierices, in the free ufe of Gods Ordi- 
nances, and for that end had ventured their lives, and pafled 
f hrough fo much hardfhip hitherto, and they and their friends 
had born the charge of thefe beginnings, which was not fmall, 
and that he (z-;^,) Lj/forJ^^orhis part was fent over on this 

charge, 



An. 1624. New- Englands MemorialL 57 

charge, and both he and his greac family was maintained on the 
fame^ and for him to plot againft them, andfeek their ruine, 
was moft unjurt and perfideous. 

But Z^jW denied, and made ftrangeof fundry things laid 
to his charge. Then his Letters were produced, at which he 
was ftruck mute. Oldhnm began to be furious, and to rage, 
becaufethey had intercepted their Letters, provoked the peo- 
ple to Mutiny in fuch words as thefe* My Mc.jitrs^ n?here are 
your hearts f now /hew yont courage: jon h'ave often comfhined 
to me fo and fo, now m the tmr, if yon Wnll do any things I will 
fiand ky yon^ &c. thinking that every one knowing his hu- 
mour that had fooled & flattered him, or otherwife, or that in 
their Difcontent uttered any thing unto him, would now fide 
with him in open Rebellion: But he was deceived, for not a 
man opened his mouth, all were filent. 

Then rheGovernour took p^ins in Conviding Ljfordo? \\\^ 
Hypocrific and Treachery, m abufing his friends, ir\ taking Co- 
pies of their Letters in an under- hand way, and fending them, 
abroad to their difgrace, &t. and produced them, and his own 
Letters under his own Hand, which he could not deny, and 
caufedthemtobereadbeforeall the people ^ at which all his 
Confcdrates were blank, and had not a word to (ay. But after, 
awhile he began to fay. That fundry had made fame Complaints 
untohlm^ and inforrnid him of divers things: which being there 
prefenc, and the particulars named to them, they denied. 

Then they dealt with him about his Diflembling in the 
Church, and that he profefTed to concur with them m all things, 
and what a large Confeflion he had made at his admittance ; 
and that he held not himfelf a Minifter, till he had a new Cal- 
ling, &c. and yet now he contefted agaJnft them, aud drew a 
Company apart, and fequeftred himfeJf, .and would go about 
to adminifter the Sacraments by his former Calling, without 
ever acquainting them ivith ic. In conduHoii he was fully 
convided, and burft out into tears, and con&ft he feared he 
WAS A Refro^Ate^ his fins mere fo great, that he dofjked that God 
yfouUmt ^rdonthem^ hs was nnfavomy falt^ &c. and that he 

I hud 



5.8 Wevv-Englands Mcmoriall. An. 1624.. 

had fo ^rcnged thtm^ ai he could never make them amends ^ con- 
(efCwg all he had written againft them -war fjlfe and nanqh;^ both 
for matter and manner : And all this he did wich as muca tulnefs 
as words and tears could exprefs. 

After tlieir Trial and Convidion, the Court fentenced them 
to be expelled the Plancation •, fohn Oldham prefendy to de- 
part, though his Wife and Fami y had liberty to ftay all WiiKfr, 
or longer, untill he could make provifion to remove them com- 
fortably. Lyford had liberty to ftay fix Months ^ it was with 
fomeeye to his releafe, if he carried himfelf well in the mean 
rime, and that his Repentance proved found. Lyford acknow- 
ledged his Cenftire was farrelefs then hedeferved, and after- 
wards hcconfefied hisfin publicklyin the Church wich tears, 
more largeJy then before. I (hall here relate it as I finde it 
penned by fome who took it from his own mouth as Iiimfelf 
uttered it. 

Acknowledging, That he had done very evU^ and flanderoujly 
abufedthem •, avd thinking mofl of the people tvottld take part vcith 
him^ he thought ta have carried all i>y violence and flrong kand 
again (} them , and that God mi^ht j^ffflj lay innocent blood to his 
charge^ for he l^nerp not what hnrt might have come by theft his 
Writings^ and bleffed God that they \\>ere flayed •, and that he /pared 
not to take knowledge from any of dny evil that M^as fpoksfJ, but 
fifia his eyes and ears again(l all the good"^ and that if God fiould 
make him a Vagabond in the earthy as Vi>as Cain, // rvas bnt yufi- • 
and he confeffed three things to be the caufes qf this his doiyigs^ 
Pride ^ Vain-glory^ and Self love : amplifying thefe Heads with 
many other expreflions in the particulars of them, fo as they 
began to conceive good thoughts of him upon his Repentance, 
and admitted him to teach amongfl them as before ^ yea fundry 
tender-hearted perfons amongft them were fo taken with his 
fignsof Sorrow and Repentance, as they profeffed they would 
fdll upon their knees to have his Cenfuf c remitted and rdeafed^ 
But that which made them all {land amazed in the end (and mny 
do all others that diall come to hear the fame, for a r ^rer pre^ 
fideJK can fcarcely be named) was, that after two Months 

jime 



An. 1 62 5- Nevv-En^lands Memoriall. 59 

time all his former Confeilions, Convictions, and publick Ac- 
linowlcdgements, both in the prcfcnce ofGod and his Church, 
and the whole Company, widi fo many Tears, and fad cenfures 
of himfelf, he.fhould go again to {u'ltifie what he had done*, 
for fecretly he wrote a fecond Letter to the Adventurers in The cop)! of tbi.< 
En^rland, in which he iuHified all his formecWritings, fave in tat:v k extant 
r "^ I,- 1-1 'j J t • J bet tos l.Virc to 

fome things which tended to their damage. ^^ /,^,.j i/fii^^,. 



I 6 z 5. 

AT the time of their Eleftion Court, foh oldhum came 
again amongfl them';^ and though it was a part of his 
Cenfure for his former Mutiny, Not to return wthbut leave 
firfi obtained^ yet lie prefumed without leave at all to come, be- 
ing fet on and hardened by the ill counfel of others ^ and noc 
onely fo, but fuffered his unruly paflion to run beyond ths 
bounds and limits of all Reafon and Modefly, infomuch thac 
fo;iie Grangers that were with him were afhamedof his out- 
rage, and rebuked him : but all Reproofs were but as Oyl to 
the fire, and made the flame of his choller the greater. " He 
called them all to naught in his fury, an hundred Rebels and 
Tractors : but in conclufion, they Committed him untill he was 
tamer, and then appointed a Guard of Musketeers, which he 
was to pafs thorow, and every one was ordered to give him 
a blow on his Hinder-parts with the Butt-end of his Musket^ 
and then lie was conveyed to the Water-fide, where a Boat was 
ready to carry him away, with this Farewell, Ga and mend yoUr' 
Jidanners. 

After the removal'of his Family, he fell into fome ftraights, 
and about a year after intended a Voyage to Virginia: and fo 
it pleafed God, that himfelf and fundry paffengers being in the 
Barque, they were in great danger, fo as they defpaired of life, 
and fell to Prayer, and to Examination of their Hearts and 
Confciences, and confeffed fuch fins as moll burthenedthem • 

I 2 »nd 



6o Nevv-Enghnds Memortali, An. 1625. 



zndihQhidfohnOldbnmdixdL make a free and large Confeflion 
of the wrongs he had done to the Church and People at Pli- 
W(7«/-^ in many particulars •, that ai he had fought their Rtii/ie^ 
fa God had now met roith him^ and might defiroy him -^ yea, ht 
feared that they all fared the worfe for his fake : He prayed God 
to forgive him, and made Vows, That if the- Lord [fared his 
life, he would become etherwife. This was reported by fome of 
good Credit not long fince living in the Majjachifets Bay, that 
were themfelves partners in the fame danger, which was on 
the Sholes of Cape Cod, 

It pleafed God to fpare their lives, but they loft their voyage^ 
mvrai am.m and in time afterwards the faid Mx.fohn Olaham carried him- 
fJCmtfl ^^"^^ "^^^^^y towai-ds them, and acknowledged the hand of God 
and cxtrcmdy ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ them, and feemed to have an honourable refped of 
pafmatet them, and fo far made his peace with them, as he had liberty to 
tphich marred go and come at his pleafure, and in fome time after went on tra- 
allinpomof dinginafmall velTel amongft the Indians-, and being weakly 
^mntofthm.' "^''^^^^j ^pon fonne quarrel betwixt them, they fiew him with 
an hatchet: this his death being one ground of the Pe/^uot war, 
of ivhichafrerwards in its proper pLice. 

Tlie time being expired that Mr. fohnLy ford his Cenfurewas 
to take place, he was fo far from anfwering their hopes by a- 
mendmcnt, as he had doubled his evil, as before- mentioned. 
But firft behold the hand of God concerning him, wherein that 
Pfai. 7 15 of the Pfalmifi is verified, he hath made a pit and digged it, and is 
fallen into the pit that he made: bethought to bring ihame and 
difgraceupon them, but inftead of that, opens hisown to all the 
world ^ for his wife who was a prudent fober woman, taking 
notice of his falfe and deceitful carriage about the premifes, in 
grief of minde exprefled her fears, that God v/ould bring upon 
himfelf and his family, fome fad judgenient for thefe and other 
his wicked pradifes, and related that he had a Baftard by ano- 
ther woman, before marriage with her, which he denied to^ hef 
with an oath, but it afterwards appeared to be fo : and another 
mifcarriage of the like nature, more odiouUy circumftanced, 
was alfo difcovered, foi* which he was forced to leave Ireland - 

and 



An.i(5i5^ New-Englands MemoridH. 6i 

andfo c^mQ Nerv- England to be troubled with him. Being 
banifhed hence, he went firft to Nantasktt^ then to Salem^ and 
after to Virgima^ where he fhortly after died. 

I have been too tedious in my relating'the plots of thefe 
wicked Muchavillintis : But to conclude, the Reader may take 
nonce, that God obferved and brought to nought their wicked 
devices,was a defence to the innocent, and caught them in the 
fnares they privily layed for them,punifhing one fin by another, 
until he had accomplifhed the freedom of his Ifracl^ by the 
overthrow of his and their enemies^ for which his. mercy, lec 
his holy Name be praifed for evermore. 

This florm thus blown over, yet fundry fad effeds followed; 
for the company of theMerchant Adventurers brake in pieces 
hereupon, and the greateft part wholly deferted the CoIony,buc 
yet God took care of it; for although fundry of them fell off 
and adventured no more towards thefupport thereof, but ra- 
ther proved manifeft adverfaries thereunto then otherwife : and 
the reO, partly becaufe they were grown ( fomc of them ) low 
in their eflates, and there being fmall hopes of returns to their 
expedations ^ although courteous in words and well wifhes, 
yet afforded little or no help after this, fo that the Plantation 
was fain to Hand on their own legs, being indeed marvelloufly 
fupported by the Lord, for it pleafed him. fo to blefs their en- 
deavours, as that they raifed great crops of Indinn Com (about 
this time) fo as they had enough, and to fpare, and began to 
have thoughts of improving part of it in a u^ay of trading 
with the Indians^ and having only two fhallops, and no bipger 
veffels,they laid a deck ott the one of them in the mid(hips,to pre- 
ferve the corn dry from weather, & fo fent her laden with corn 
to a place call'd Kenehei^dhovLt fifty leagues off to the Eaft wards: 
andnotwithftandmgthey were Grangers to the way, and place 
of trade, and to the people, and having no feamen to go with 
them, and at that feafon, being the latter end of the year and 
drawing onio winter , yet it pleafed God to preferve them, 
and fo to blefs their endeavours, as that they returned in fafety, 
and with good fucccfs,it being the firft encerprife they atchieved 

I 3 \ti 



62 New-Engbnds Mcmoriall, An. 1625. 

in this Kind ( ac leaQ ) ^'c^ far, and it proved an inlec to a further 
trade, which wns greatly benefici:U to them afccrwards. 

And here I may not omit the obfervable difpenfation ofGods 
providence, refpediing his dealing with the Adventurers fore- 
mentioned, in reference unto two Hiips they fenc unro thefe 
parts about tliat time, on a fiCliing voyage only upon their own 
accoimr, having left the Plantation to fliift for tliemfelves j one 
of thefe Hiips was a fmall one (viz..) the 'James forenamed, 
Zoo vi't't^hic-j which was welNadcn with good Ccr fip;^ and in her a great 
Br,iv(r, rviih quantity h'kewife of ^r^^zTr and other furs, which was fcnt by 
d^'iillui the Plantation to the Adventurers, and returned for England; 
^ the other flvp was alfo laden with good dry jipj^ and llie alfo 

returned with lier ^ bcingthuswell fraighted, they went to- 
gether loNJngly and joyfully away, the greacer fliip towing the 
leffer at her llcrn all the way over-bound, and had fuch fair 
weather, as tliey never caft her off, till they were fhot deep 
into the EngUpj Chaml^ almoft within fight oiTlimomh, and yet 
there ilic was unhappily taken hyaTfirkj-mar, of war, & carried 
into J^//y, where the Mafler and Men were made Slaves, and 
many of the Beaver-skins were fold for four pence a piece. 
Thus were all their hopes daOied in this refpeft, and the joy- 
full News they went to carry home, lurncd into heavy Tidings. 
Some thought this a Hand of God for feme unkindnefs (hewed 
to the Plantation, by exadion upon them in reference to a par- 
cel of goods they a little before had fent over to them on ex- 
treme Races: But Gods Judgements are unfearchabie, neitiier 
ought we to be too bold tlierewich. But however, it fhews 
us the uncertainty of all humane things, and what little cauft 
there is in joying m them, or trufting to them. 

In the bigger of ihefe Ships Captain Milrs Star.diJI) went 
over as Agent in the behalf of the Pjancation, in reference un- 
to fome particulars yet depending betwixt them and the Ad- 
venturers ^ as alfo to the Honourable Council of Nerv-Eng- 
land: andnotwithftanding fome Difficulty he met within his 
occalions, by reafon of the PeQilence which was then fo hoc 
in the City of London^ yet he accomplifhed his bufmefs fo, as 

he 



An.]6i6. New-Englands Memorial/. 63 

he left things in a fair way for future Compofition be-rwixt the 
fald Merchant-Adventurers and the Plantation : and he fpake 
alfowithfome of the Honourable Council afore-named, who 
promifed all helpfulnefs to the Plantation that Idy in chem. 
About this time it pleafed the LordJikcwife to give them peace, 
health, and good fuccefs on their endeavours, his holy Name 
bepraifcd. 



I 6 z 6. 

A Bout tlie beginning of y^^nV, they heard of Captain 
StanAi(h his arrival, and Tent a boat to fetch him home ^ 
welcome he was, but the news he brought was fad m many re- 
gards, not only m regard of the foremencioned lofTes which 
their friends had fuffered, and fome of them dead of the Plague, 
butalfothat Mr. ^o/7« Robhfon their Paftor was dead, which cMr. John- 
ftruck them with much forrow and fadncfs, as they had great Roblnfon's 
caufe : his and their adver.faries, had been long and continually '^^'^•''• 
plotting, how they might hinder his coming into NervEngland^ 
but now the Lord had appointed him to go a greater fourneyjat 
lefs charge, to a better place. 

But before I pafs things concerning this Worthy Servant of 
Chx'i^Ht.John Rohinjon^ I (hall here infert the honourable 
teftimonythac Ur.ivillUm Bradford fenior hath [eft behinde 
him, concerning him, being gi^atly acquainted with his worth 
and excellency. 

Smh\\G^fMchr>i>as tk Mutmi luve and reciprocal refp'cSl tht^t 
this vorthy man had to hisflocl^^ and ^ii ffo'cf^tohim^ that it rhigh 
hfaidof them^ as it rvas ottce of th/tt famous Emperour, Marcus 
Aurelius and the people of Rome, That it rvas hard to judge 
tvhithir he ddighted more in having ftfch a People^ or thej in baz/iv7 
ficha Pajlor. But to return. 

Captain J'/^fW/T^ lilfcwifebroughrthcfad newsof the dcatli .- j .r .a 
"Of Hx,JiohtrtCMPman^\.\\di ancient friend, whom the Lord ^^^ Robert 

took Cuhiman. 



^4 New-Englands Memonall. hxxAtiy. 

took away alfo this year (about the fame time) who was as 
their right hand with their friends the Adventurers, and for di- 
vers years had done and agitated all their bufinefs with them to 
their great advantage, of whom occafionally there hath been 
honourable mention formerly made in this Book. 

About this time they received divers Letters from their 
fcknds^t LtydcK in HoI/a-/jd, full of fad lamentation for theii' 
heavy lofs by the death of their PaQor Mr. Eohinfon above- 
named J and akiiough their wills were good to come over to 
their brethren in New-EnghrJ, yet they faw no probability of 
means how it might be effeded, but concluded ( as it were ) that 
all their hopes was cutoff, and many being aged, began to drop 
away by death. All which things before related, being well 
weighed and laid together, it could not but ftrike them with 
great perplexity, and to look humanely on the ftatc of things 
as they prefented themfelves at this time , it is a marvel it did 
not wholly difcourage and fink them,but they gathered up their 
fpirits, and the Lord fo helped them ( whofe work the^ had in 
hand ) as now when they were very low, they began to rife a- 
gain ^ and being ftripped ( in a manner ) of all humane helps 
and hopes, he brought things about otherwife in his divine 
Providence, fo as they were not only upheld and fuTlained, but 
their proceedings both honoured and imitated by others, as by 
the fequel will app^r. 

I 6 1 J. 

THis Year they fent Mr. Ifaac Alkrton for England, and 
gave him order to make a Compofition with the Adven- 
turers, in reference unto fome particulars becwixc the Planta- 
tion and them, which Captain Standijh had begun, as is before 
hinted, and at the ordinary feafon of the year ( for the expe- 
<9:atfon of (hips ) he returned with fome fuccefs in the bufinefs 
he was imployed in, 

Ukewife 



An.i527. Ncw-Engbnds Memorial^ ^ ^5 

Likewife chis Year tliey began to make fome diftribucion of 
Lands, having had hirherco but to every perfon one AcreaN 
lowed him as to propriety, befidcs tiieir Home-fteads, or Gar- 
den-plots • the reafon was that they might keep together, both 
for morefafety and defence, and the better Improvement of 
the general Imploymcnts : which condition of theirs brings to 
minde that which may be read in Plmy of the Romans firfl be- ^^^ ^-^^ ^^ 
ginnings in /^!6»w^//« time, how every man contented himfelf ^/^^^ j. 
with two A,cr6sof Land, and had no more afligned them ; and 
Chiif. 5. ft vpa,s thopight n great Ren>'^rd to receive at the hanJi of 
the People of Rome<? Pirtteof Corn ^ and long after, the great" 
ej} Prefent given to a Captain that had got a Vithry over their £•> 
nemies^ Umj- as rrjuch grot-ind as he cok/dTi/l in one day ^ and he 
was not accounted a good, but a. dangerous man^ that Would not 
content himfelf rvith feven Acres of Land-, as alfo how they did 
found their Corn In Aiortars, as thefe people were forced to do 
many years before they could get a Mill. 

Nocwichftanding as abovefaid, fo fmalla portion of Land 
ferved them at the fir ft, yet afterwards for divers Reafons 
moving thereunto,they were neceflicated to lay out fome larger 
Proportions to each perfon ^ yet refolving to keep fuch a mean 
in diftribution of Lands, as (hould not hinder their growth by 
others coming to them , and therefore accordingly allotted to 
every one in each Family Twenty Acres to be laid out , five 
Acres in breadth by the Waccr-fide, and four Acres '\i\ 
length, 

I may not omit the inferting of a particular that fell out this 
year, in reference unto a Ship with many Paffengers in her, arid 
fome confidcrable goods, which was bound for Virginia, who 
had loft themfelves at Sea, either by the infudiciency of the 
Mafter, orhisillnefs (for hewasfick, and lame of \.\\g Scurvy, 
fo as he could but lye m the Cabbin-door and give diredion, 
and (it fhouldfecm) was badly aftifted cither with Mate or 
Marrincrs) or elfe the fear of, and the unrulinefs of the Paf- 
fengers was fuch, as they made them fteera Cdurfe between 
theSouthwcftandNorchweft, that they might fall with fome 

K Land, 



66 ^tW'EnglAnds ^demonall. hn.iCzj. 

I.nnd, whatever ic W3S they cured nor, for they hrid been fix 
weeks ac Sea and had no Beer, nor Water, nor Wood left, buc 
had burnt up all their <"mpi:y Cask, onely one of the Company 
had a Hogfhead of Wine or two, which was alfo almoH; fpenc, 
foas they feared they fhouid be Rarved ac Sea, or confurned 
with Difeafes, v/hich made them run this defperate Courfe. 
But it pleafed God, that although they came fo near the Sholes of 
Cape Cod, or elfc ran tumbling over chem in the night they 
knew not how, they came before a fjiiall Harbour that h"eth 
about the middle of Ai^w?j.vnotct Bay, to the Southward of 
Ca^s Cody and with a fmall g;ile of wind, and about a high wa-' 
cer, couched upon a Barre of Sand that heth before ic, but had 
no hurt, the Sea being fmooth fo they laid out an Anchor ^ 
but towards Evening the wind fprang upac Sea, and was fo 
rough as brake their Cable , and beat them over the 
Barre into the Harbour, where they faved their Lives and 
Goods : for although with much beating they had fprung a 
butt-end of a Plank, yet they foongoc over, and ran upon a 
dryFlatc within the Harbour clofe to u Beach, and ac a low 
water got out thdr Goods, and were not a little glad that they 
had faved their Lives, But when they had refrefhed them- 
felves, not knowing where they were, nor what to do, v/ere 
much troubled , but foon after faw fome Indlam come towards 
theminCanooes, which made them Hand upon their guard, 
but when they heard fome of them fpeak EngUp}^ they were 
not a little revived , efpecially when they Iieard chem ask whe- 
ther they were not the Governour of PUmouths Men , ot 
Friends, and that they would bring them to the EngUjl} houfes, 
or cari7 their Letters : and when they had fealled thefe In- 
dldKs^ and given them many gifts, tliey fcnc two men and a Let- 
ter with them to theGovernour o'i riimouth^hy which he had in- 
telligence of their condition, and took order for their fupply.i 
they hoping by mending of their Ship to recover her to go to 
Sea again, and accordingly did mend her •, buc afterwards ha- 
viag but bad Mor ing, was put on fhore again, and fuffered fo 
much fill p wrack as Ihc never got off more , but all the Con>- 

pany 



An. 1 627- Nevv-Engiands Memorialt. 67 

pany were forced to repair to Plimoutb^ where diey continued 
the ben: part of a year, being courceotifiy entertained, and fo 
were difper fed: Thegreacell part of them wentto' Virginity 
and fome remained in the Country. The chief amongft them 
were Mr. FelUy Mr; Stbfej^ and the Mafters Name was Jofr/jfion 
aScoifman. 

This Year the Plantation of Plmouth received MefTages m Butch hU 
from the D^ch Plantation, fent unto them from the Cover- trading k thtft 
nour there, written both in Dttrch and French: The fum of Southnn parts 
the Letters foren:ientioned were, To Congratulate the EngHJh i^l^^jI^Evllul 
here, taking notice of much that might engage them to a friend- //^,,^ ^^t m-f 
ly Correfpondency and good Neighbourhood, as, Thepropin- kqAno 'Plun^ 
quityof their Native Country, Their long continued Friend- t at hn until af. 
{h\p,&c, and defired to fall into a way of fome Commerce 'f»' ^'^^ •G«^^')^ 
and Trade with them. _ hertftAUi. 

To which the Govcrnour and Council of P/Zwij^r/Ef returned 
aivfwerable courteous acceptance of their loving Propofitions, 
refpeding their good Neighbourhood in general, and particn- 
Jsrly for Commerce : And accordingly tfie D^itch not long after 
fent their Secretary Mr, Ifanc de Rojicr with Letters and goods, 
who laid the foundation of a Trade that continued between 
them many years after , to their mutual- benefit. They alfo 
brought the ^i^^/zy?' acquainted with the trading of J^amp-aM- 
feag^wnuW then little knov/n to us, nor efteemed by us, but was 
after of good valuation, and profitable. Although for the fpace 
of 20 years it was of great efteem amongR: the Natives in divers 
parts of the Country, fo as it made the Indians in thefe parts 
Rich, Proud and "Powerful , yet untill they had (lore of k^ they 
could not attain Engli^j Ammunition, but were fain to im- 
prove their own Artillery of Bowes and Arrows : But when 
as they learned to make flore of pv^.myam^ they furnifhed them- 
felves with Guns, Powder and Shot, which no Laws can re- 
train, by reafon of the bafenefs of fundry unworthy paTons, 
both Engiifh^ Dutch and French ^ which may turn to the ruine 
of many: for hitherto the Indians of thefe parts had no 
pieces, nor other Arms but cheir Bowes and Arrows and Clubs^, 

K z nor 



68 New- Englands MemorialL An. 162 8, 



nor of many years after ^neicher durft they fcarce handle a Gun, 
though out of kelter, ir wa5 a terrour to them -. but thofe In- 
dians to the Eaflern parts which had Commerce wi[h the 
French, got Pieces of them, and they in the end made a com- 
mon Trade of it ; and in time our -Englijh Fiflicrmen, led with 
the like Covetoufncfs, followed their^ example for their own 
gain : but upon Complaint againll them, it pi'eafed the Kings 
Majefty to prohibit- the fame by a i^rid Proclamation, Com* 
manding that m fort of Arms or Amr/^tinition fhofild hj anj 0/ 
HU Stib'nBs hi Traded Vi>ith them. 



'pi 



I 6 z S, 

His Year died Mr. Richard TVarren^ who hath been men 
_ tiooed before in this Book, and was an ufeful Inllrumenr, 
and during his hfe bare a deep (hare in the Difficulties and 
Troubles of the-firft Settlement 4)f the Plantation oi New- 
rilmeHtk, 
rhli GmU^ Whereas about three years before this time there came over 
mnsnmiU one Captain ^ro//^/o»i a man of confidcrable parts, and with 
ukT&Zu^n ^^i«> three or four more of fome Eminency, who brought with 
be cam ovir u them a great many Servants, with Proyifions, and other Re- 
year 161^- y:t quifites for to begin a Plantation, and pitched themfelves in a 
thefe^pnffa^es pjacg within the Maff^chufets Bay, which they called after- 
inrc^crmi to wards by their Captains Name, Monnt wolhfiorp • which place 
Mqv ton, fell oat . -, ■',, • , »/ ^t c n - a i a l 

aboat this year, ^^ hnce.cdliedby the Name of ^ramtrj. And amonglt others 

anA^ therefore- that came with him, there was one Mr. Thomas Morton, who 
referred to thk it ftiould feem had fome fmall Adventure of his own or other 
//««. fnens amongft them, but had little:3-efped, and was flighted by 

the meanefl Servants they kepr. They having continued fome 
time in Nm-EagUnd, and not finding things to anfwer their 
Expeftation, rnor ProHc to arife as they looked for, the faid 
Captain fVollafton takes a great part of the Servants, and tranf- 
ports them to FirginU, and difpofed of thenvthere, and writes 

back- 



An. 1 628. New-Englands MetnorUlL 6^ 

back to one Mr. E^fi^k.onG of his chief partners, (& accounted 
their Merchant) to bring anotlier pare of them to K/r- 
^inia likcwife, intending co put them off there, as he had done 
the reft ^ and he with the confenc of the fsid/J^/^^/^ appointed 
one whofe Name was /■//(; W to be his Lieutenant, and to go- 
vern the remainder of the Plantation , untill he or RjfM\k 
fliould take further order thereabout. 

But the aforefaid Aiorton ( having more craft then honedy ) 
having been a Petiy-fo^ger at Furmvab Inm •, he in the others 
abfence watches an opportunity (Commons being but hard a- 
mong them ) and got fomeftrong drink, and other junkets, and 
madethemafeaft, and after they were merry, he began to tell 
them he would give them good Counfel .- you fee (faith he) that 
many of your fellows are carried to Virginia^ and if you ftay llifl 
until Riifd,ib^ return, you will alfo be carried away and fold for 
flaves wich the reH: ; therefore I would advife you to thrufl out 
this Lieutenant FzVc^^, and I having a part in the Plantation, 
will receive you as my partners and confociateSjfo may you be 
freefromfervice, and we will Converfe, Plant, Trade and live 
together as equals (or to the like eflfcd) This counfel was eafi- ^'^ ^^^f^^ ^f- 
ly followed, fo they took opportunity, and thrufl Lieutenant f ^^ "f ^^^. 
Filcher out 0^ doors, and would not fulTer him to come any Zlvmm^l 
moreamongft them, but forced him to feek bread to e^it^ and 

other neceffariesamongfl his neighbours, till he could get paf- 
fage for EngUnd. 

After this they fell to great licentioufnefs of life, in all pro- 
phanefs, and the faid Morton became Lord of mifrule, and main- 
tained ( as it were ) a fchool of Atheifm, and afcer they had got 
fome goods into their hands, and got much by trading with the 
Indians^ they fpent it as vainly, \x\ quaffing and drink- 
ing both Wine and ftrong Liquors, in great excefs (asfbme 
have reported ) Zf« ;>^»«fl'/ wor/^ in a Morning, fetting up a 
May-pole, drinking and dancing about it, and frisking about it, 
like fo many Fairies or Furies rather ,yea and worfe pradifes, as 
if they had anew revived and celebrated the feafl of the Romans 
Goddefs Flora, or the beaftly pradifes of the mad Bacchant 

K 3 Uanr^ 



7© Ncw-Englands MemorialU An. 1628 

lUns. The faid Morton likewife to (l^ew his Poetry, compofed 
fundry Rythmes and Verfcs, fome tending to hcivionfnefs, and 
others to the detradion and fcandal of feme perfons names, 
which he affixed to his Idle or Idol Mitj-fole : they changed alfc 
thenanreof their p!ax^, andini^eadof calling ft Mount wol- 
lafiofs^ they CAlkdkihc Merry Mounts as if this jollity would 
have Lifted alvvayes. But this continued not long, for lliortly 
afck, that Woiihy GentFeman Mr. fohnEnaicot, who brought 
over a Patent under the Broad Seal of £«^Awd'for the Govern- 
ment of the A^affachnfets , vifiting thefe parts , caufed that 
May'-pole to be cut down, and rebuked them for their propha- 
nefs,and admoniflied them to look to it that they walked better ^ 
fo the nitmc was again changed, and called Moy.nt Dagon. 

Now to maintain this riotous Prodigality and profufe 
expence, the fliid A<forton thinking himfelf lawlefs, and hearing 
what gain the Vifhermcn made of trading of Pieces, Powder 
and Shot-, he as head of this confortftiip, began the practice 
of thefame in thefe parts : and firft he taught the Indh-n^s how 
to ufe them, to charge and difcharge them-, and what propoi-- 
tioni^f powdertogivethe Piece, according to the fize or bjg- 
nefs of the fame, and what (hot to ufe for Powl, and what for 
Deer: and having thus inftruded them, he imployed fome of 
thenvto-Hunc and Fowl for him •, fo as they became fomewhat 
more adive in that ifnployment then any of the EngHJh-^ by 
rcafon of their fwiftnefs of foot, and nimblencfs of body, being 
alfo quick-lighted, andby continual exercife, well .knowing the 
haunt of all forts of game^ fo-aswhen they faw the execution 
that a Piece would do, and the benefit that might come by the 
fame, they became very eager p.fter chem, and would not f^ick 
to give any price they could attain to for them ; accounting 
their Bows and Arrows but babies in comparifor^ of them. 

And here we may take occafion to bewail the mlfchief^ whfch 
came by this wicked man, and others like unto himvinth^t 
notwithftanding all l3ws,for tl^^reQraint of felling Ammunition 
to the Natives, that fo far bafc eovetoufnefs prevailed, jmd doth 
flill prcvailj as that the Sah/Ages^ttzomt amply furnHhed with 

Guns, 



An. 1 628. New-Englands MimonalL 7^ 



Guns, Powder, Shoe, Rxpiers, PiRols, and alio well-skilled in 
repairing of defe^ive Arm?; : yea feme have noc fpared to 
cell ihem how Gun-powder is made, and all the macerialsio 
ir, and chat chey are to be had in their own Land •, and would 
(no doubt, in cafe they could accain to the making o^S^ik- Peter) 
teach them to make Powder: and what mifchief may fall out 
unto the £'«^///Z' m thefe parts thereby, let this pelHlent fel- 
low A^orton (aforenamed) bear a great part of the blame 
and guilt of it to future GencrRrions. But left I fliould hold 
the Reader too bng in the relation of the particulars of his 
vile aftings -, when as the Er.q^lifh that then lived up and down 
about the Maffachnfcts^ and in other places, perceiving the fad 
confequences of his trading, fo as the Jndiatis became furnifhed 
with the Englijh Arms & Ammunition, and expert m the impro- 
ving of them,and fearing they fliould at one time or another gee 
a blow thereby ^ and alfo taking notice, that if he were let a- 
!one in his way, they Oiould keep no fervants ft)r him , becaufe 
he would ententain any how vile foever : Sundry of the chief 
of the (Iragling Plantations met tog.ether, and agreed by mu- 
tual confent to fend to PHnmith^ who were then of more 
ftrength to Joyn with them, to fupprefs this mifchief'. who 
confidering the particulars propofed to them to joyn together 
to takefome courfe with Iiim, and finding them weighty, agreed 
together to take fome fpeedy courfe, to prevent (if it mighc 
be) theevil that was accrewing towards them ^ and refolved 
firit to admonidi him of his wickednefs refpefling the prcmifes, 
laying before him the injury he did to their common fafecy, and 
chat his ading concerning the fame, was ngainft the Kings Pro- 
clamation: but heinfolencly perfifledon in his way, and faid, 
the King was dead^ and hts difpkitfure Vcith him^ and threatned 
them that if they came to rr.okfi kim^ they fhotdd look^to themfeives \ 
fo that they faw there was no way but to take him by force ; fo 
they rcfolved to proceed in fu'ch a way, and obtained of the 
Governour of P/imonth^ to fend Captain Standifh and Tome 
other aid with him, to take the faid Morton by force, the which 
accordingly was done -, but they found him to (land (li fly on 

his 



7* New-En^lands MemoruU. An. 1 628- 

his defence, having madefaH iiis doors, aimed his Confoics, Tct 
Powder and Shoe ready upon the Table, rcopfed and fcoined 
ac them, and he and his Complices being filled with Urong 
drink, were defperaie in their way .- but he fiimfelf coming ouc 
of doors to make a fhot at Cflptain StandifJj^\\t fiepping to Iiim, 
put By his Piece and took him, and fo licde hurt was done ^ and 
Ibhe was brought Prifoner to P/Zoto////?, and continued in du- 
rance untilan opportunity of fending him for EngUnd, which 
was done at tlieir common charge, and Letters alfo with him, to 
the honourable Council for New-England^ and returned again 
into the Country in fome fhort time, with lefs punifhment then 
his demerits defer ved ( as was apprehended. ) 

TheYear following he was again apprehended, and fcnt for 
^>;^/^W, where he lay a confiderable time in Exeter Goal \ for 
befideshismifcarriageiierein New- England, he was fufpefted 
to have murthered a man tliat had ventured monies with him, 
when he came fir ft into New-Enghnd • and a warrant was fent 
Q'^er from the Lord Chief f^fiice 10 apprehend him, by virtue 
whereof, he was by the Governour of the Adajfachufets fenc 
into England, and for other of his mifdemeanors amongft 
theminthat Government, they demolifhed his Houfe, that it 
might no longer be a rooft for fuch unclean Birds.- Notwith- 
ftanding he got free in £"»^At«^ again, and wrote an Infamous 
and Scurrilous Book againft many godly and chief men of the 
Country, full.of lies and flanders, and full fraught with pro- 
phane cakimnies againft their Names and Perfons, and the 
wayes of God. But to the intent I may not trouble the 
Reader any more with mentioning of him in this Hiftory : In 
fine, fundry years after he came again into.tiie Country, and 
was imprifoned at Bofton for the aforefaid BoDk and otiier 
things, but denied fundry things therein, affirming his BooJc 
was adulterated. And foon after being grown old in wicked- 
nefs, at laft ended his life at Pafcatacjaa. But I fear I have held 
theReader too long about fo unworthy a perfon, but hope it 
maybeufefu! to take notice how wickednefs was beginning, 
and would Iwve further proceeded, had it not been prevented 
timely. 1629. 



An.r629. New-Englands Mem ortall. 73 

I 6 z 9. 

Triis Year fundi-ySliips came out of England^ and arrived 
ac NeHmkeak,, where Mr. fohn Endicct had chief Cora- Now c4Utd 
mand^ andby Infedion that grewamongft the Paffengersac Salem. 
Sea, it fprcad alfo among thera on (hore, of which many died, 
foraeof th^ Scurvy^ and other ofinfe(flious Feavsrs. Mr. En- 
dlcot underftanding that there was one ac Pilmotith that had 
skill in fuch Difeafes, fenc thither for him •, at whofe Requeft 
he was fenc unto them : And afterwards, acquaintance and 
ChrilHan love and Correfpondency came on betwixt the faid 
Governour, and the faid Mr. Endkot ^ which was furthered 
by Congratulatory Letters that paffcd betwixt each other : on-e 
whereof, becaufe it fhews the beginning of their Chriftian fd 
iowfliip, I (hall here infer c. 

The Copy of a Letter from Mr. Endkot ro 
Mr. Bradford^ as folio wqth. 

Right Worjhifffilt Sir, 

ITtsathingnotufmll, that Servants to one U^^itu ^^^ J^.Siu^ 
of the fame Hoti[hotdy jhould be firangers-^ J ajftre you Afr! Bradford, 
/ dejire it not .' jjay^ to [peak more plainly ^ I cannot he fo to 
you, Gods People are all marked voith one and the fame 
markj and have for the main one and the fame hearty guided 
by one and the fame Spirit of Truth ^ and where this is^ there 
can be no dtfcord, nay here mufi needs be a fveet harmony : 
and I he fame requefi {piih yoit) 7 make mto the Lord, that 
we as Chriftian Brethren be united by an heavenly and un- 
feigned hve^ bending all our hearts and forces in furthering 
aWor^ beyond our [trength, mthreverems and fear 9 faft- 

L ning 



y^ ]<icW'Eng\2nds MemonalL An. 1629. 

mngour CjCi alivayes onhimtbat ts onety able to direct and 
frofper all our way es» / acknowledge ttvj ^df much bound 
to y OH for youTkjnde love and care iiJ jendtng Mr. Fuller 
amo^gH m ^ and rejoyce much that 1 am by him [atiifed 
touching- yotir judgemmt of the Outward Form of Cods Wor- 
fhif •• It is {as farreas I can gather) no other then is war' 
ranted by the Evidence of Truth^ and the pme which J have 
fyoftffedatid ?nairjtAined ever fnce the Lord in mercy re* 
veatedhtmfdfmnome^ being fane from thejcommon Re^ 
'fort that hath been fpread of you touching that particular : 
{put Gods children mu[t not Icok^for lefs here btlow 5 4nd is 
is 4 great mercy of Cod that he flrengthneth them to gj 
through it* I (I) all not n-ced at this time to en Urge.- unto yoUi 
fer {God wilitng) i furpofe to let your ftce f}}ortly : in the 
tnean time I humbly take my leave of you,, commuting yon 
to the Lords blef^ingand jjrote^ion^ andrefi 
Ndumkeak; May 1 1 , tdur ajfured lovlf^g Friend, 

JOHN ENDICOT. 

Inlhe three Ships that came over this yew to Sa/em in the 

Month of 7«».' , befides inany godly Chrillians,' there came 
over three Minifters ^ two of them, Mr. Skelton and Mr. Hi^ 
ginfon, were Non-confor mills, who having fuffered much in 
their Native Land upon that account, they came over with a 
profcITed intention of pradifing Church-Reformation : the 
third Minifler^Mr. Bright, was a ConformiO, who not agreeing 
in judgement with the other two, he removed to ChArlflotvn^ 
where alfo not agreeing with chofe godly Chriftians, there that 
were for Reformation, after one years ftay ia the Country he 
recurned for EngU»d. But Mr. Hi^ginfon and Mr. SksltoMy 
in purfuance of the ends of their coming over into this VVil- 
dernefs, acc^uainted the Governour Mr. Eftdicot, and the reft 
of the godly People whom they found Inliabicants of the place, 

'"and 



Aai629. l^QVf'En^l^nds MemorulL 7^ 

and the chief «t)f the Paffengers that came over with them, with 
their, profefied incencions , and confukcd wich them about 
fetling a Reformed Congregation^ from whom they found a 
general and hearty Concur rence,fo that after fome Conference 
together about this matter, they pitched upon thed'^fi o^Angufi 
for their entring into a folemn Covenant with God,and one an- 
other, and alfo for iht Grdciinmg of their Minifters ^ of which 
they gave notice to the Chiirch of PUmouth (that being the 
onely Church that was in the Country before them) the people 
made choice of Mr. Siphon for their Pallor, and Mr. Higginfon 
for their Teacher. And accordingly it was defircd of Mr. 
HlgginfQnx.^A\'^viu^ a Confeilion of Faith and Covenant in 
Scripture-language- which being done, was agreed upon!^ 
And becaufe they fof efaw that tins Wildernefs might be looked 
upon as a place of Liberty, and therefore might in time be 
troubled with erroneous fpirits, therefore they Aid put in one 
Article into the C(j«//)^<7«o/ Faith on purpofe about the Duty 
and Poiver of the Magiftrate in Matters of Religion. Thirty 
Copies of the forefaid ConfeJJionof Faith and Covenant being 
written outfor the ufe of thirty perfons who were to begm the 
Work. When the fixth of An^ufi came, it was kept as a day 
of Faftiing and Prayer, in wliich after the Sermons and Prayers 
of the two Minifters, in the end of theday^ rhe forefaid Con- 
fejjion of Faith and Covenant being folemnly read, the fore- 
named perfons did foiemnly profefs their Confent thereunto: 
and then proceeded to the Ordaining of Mr. Skltcn Paftor, 
and Mr. Higginfon Teacher of the Church there. " Mr. Brad- 
ford the Governour of PUmouth^ and fome others with him, 
coming by Sea, were hindred by cro fs winds that they could 
not be there at the beginning of the day, but they came into 
the Affembly afterward, and gave them the right hand of fei- 
lowfhip^ wilhing all profperity, andableffed fuccefs untofuch 
good beginnings. After wliich, at fevera! times many others 
joyned to the Church in the fame way. Tlie Confejjion of 
JP<^;>^andCo^'fi^i!^«?_forementioned, was acknowledged onely 
as a Diredio^ pointing unto that Faich and Covenant contained 

La in 



76 New Engjands Memoriall, An.i629. 

in theholy Scripture, and therefore no man was confined unto 
that form of words, but onely to tlie Subftancc, End and Scope 
of the matter contained therein : And for the Circumftantial 
manner of joyningto the Churdi, it was ordered according! 
to the wifdome and faithfulnefs of the Etders; together with 
the liberty and ability of any perfon. Heliccit was, that fome 
were admitted by expreflingtheir Confent to that written Cott' 
frfjtonof F^ith ani Covenant -^ Others did anfwer to qneflions 
about the Principles of Religion that were publickly propound- 
ed to them •, fome did prefenc their Confeflion in writing; 
which was read for them • and feme that were able -and wil- 
ling, did make their Confeflion in their own words and way: 
A due refpe(5twas alfo had unto the Converfations of meri, 
vtz. that they were without Scatidai. But fome of the Paf*- 
fengers that came over at the fame time, obferving thaj the 
Minirters did not at all ufe the Book of Comnnn-Prajfr:, and 
that they did adminifterBaptifm and the Lords Supper without 
the Ceremonies, and that they profefTed alfo to ufe Difci^line 
in the Congregation againfl: fcaiidalous perfons, by a perfonal 
application of the Word of God as the cafe might require, 
and that fome that v;ere fcandalous were denied ddmiflion into 
the Church, they began to raife fome trouble : of thefe Mr. 
Samuel Brotvn and his Brother were the chief, the one being a 
Lawyer, the other a Merchant, both of them atnongft the nnm- 
ber of thefirfl: Patentees; menof Eftates, and ftien of Parts 
and port in the place. Thefe two Brothers gathered a Com- 
pany together in a placexiiftinift from the publicJc Afrembly,and 
there fundry times the Book of Conemcn- Prayer vizs read unto 
fueh as reforted thither. The Governour Mr. Endicot raidt^ 
notice of the difturbance that began to grow amongft the peo- 
ple by this means, he convcnted the two Brothers before hJm, 
They accufed the Minifters as ^eparthg from the Orders of the 
Church of En^landy thai they mere SeparatiftSy and V^oiM 
h Anahafttflsy &c. but for ihemfelvej, thfj Would hold to itie 
Orders of the Church of England. The Minifters anfwered 
for themfelves, They were neither Separatills n&r AnabaptiUs, 



An. 1^29 . New-Englands Mcmori&lL 77 

thej didnoi feparate from the CWr^o/" England, »or (rom the 
Ordinances of Godthere^ but onelj from the Corruptions and T>1[~ 
orders there -^ znd that thej came aw aj from the Common- Prayer 
andCcremonietyandhad fuffered much for their Ncn-Conformitj 
in their Native Land, and therefore bein^ in a. place where they 
might have (heir liberty^ they neither could nor would ptfe them^ bc' 
caufe they judged the impoftton of thefe things to be jtnful Cor- 
ruptiors in the fVor/bip of Go^, The Governour and Council, 
and the generality of the people, did well approve of the Mi- 
nifters Anfwer : and therefore finding thofe two Brothers tO 
be of high Spirits, and their fpeeches and praftifes tending to 
Mutiny and FaAion, the Governour told them^ That NeV7- 
England \V^/ noplace for fuch as they -^ and therefore he fenc 
them botliback for ^'w^/^i^-^at the return of th^Shipsthe fame 
year*, and though they breathed out Threatnings both againfl: 
the Governour and Minifters there, yet the Lord fo dilpofed 
of all, that there was no furchec inconvenience followed up- 
on if. 

ThetwoMinifters there being ferioufly iludious of Refor- 
macion, they confidcred of theftate of their Children, together 
with their Parents • concerning which. Letters did pafs between 
Mr. Higginfon, and Mr. Brew/ler the reverend Elder of the 
Church of Plimouth^ and they did agree in their judgements, 
viz, concerning the Church-Member/^ylp of the Children with 
their parents, and that Baptifm was a feal of their Member fhlf, 
only when they were Adult, they being not fcandalous ,. they 
were to bc examined by the Church-Officers, and upon their ap- 
probation of their fitnefs, and upon the Childrens publick and 
pcrfonal owning of the Covenant, they wefe to be received 
untDthc Lords Stipper. Accordingly Mr. Higginfon*s eldeft 
Son, being about fifteen years of aae, was owned to have ht£Q 
received a inembertogetfher with nis Par ems,, andybeinjg pri- 
vately examined by the PaQorMr. SkeltoH:,aho\itbis knowledge 
in the principles of Religion, he did ptefent birri befor^r the 
Church when the Lords Supper was to be Admmiftred, and the 
Cbildc iheo publickly and perfonally owning the Covenant of 

L 3 the 



78 New- Eng lands Mcmoriall, An. 1629. 

the God of his Farhei% he wa? admitted unto the Lords Supper.- 
it being tiicn profenVdly owned, according to 1 Cor. 7. 14. that 
the Children of the Church are holy unto the Lord as well as 
their Parents, accordingly the Parents owning and retaining the 
Baptifm, which they themfelves received in their Infancy, in 
their Native Land, as they had any Children born, Baptifm was 
adminiftred unto them, -j/j'^. to the. Children of fuch as were 
members of that particular Chiirch. 

Mr. Higginfon hved but 0f>€ year after the fetling of the 
Church there, departed this life about the fame time the next 
year,m the-Monthof Augttji:^ 1630. Mr. Sktlton lived until 
the year 16^. when healfo quietly flept in the Lord, and were 
both buried at Salem, As it is an honour to be in Chrift be- 
fore others, as in Rom. 1 6. fo alfo to be firft in the Lords work, 
'ik\\<^ to be faithful in it, as thefe two holy men were ^ who made 
fuch a beginning in Church-reformatfon ^ as was afterwards 
followed by many others. 

In the year 1654. Nfr. Roger PVilllams removed from 
Flirmuth to Sakm : he had lived about three years at Plimouth^ 
where he was well accepted as an ajTiftant in the Miniftryto 
Mr. Ralph Smithy then Pallor of the Church tliere, but by de- 
grees venting of divers of his own fingular opinions, and feeJ{- 
ingtoimpofe them upon others, he not finding fuch a concur- 
rence as he expeded, he dcllrcd his difmifiion to the Church of 
Salem., which though fome were unwilling to, yec through the 
prudent counfei pf W. Breivjier (the ruling Elder there) 
fearing that his co.ntinuance amongO: them might caufe divi- 
ffons, and there being then many able men in the Bay, they 
would better deal with him then themfelves could, and torefee- 
ing(what he profeffed he feared concerning W .Williams ^vihkh 
afterwards came to pafs ) that he would run the fame courfc 
of rigid Separation and Anabaptiftry,which Mr. ^ohn Smith the 
Sebaptifl at Amflcrclam had done ; the Churcn of Plimouth 
confented to his difmifiion, and fuch as did adhere to him wei*e 
alfo difmiffed, and removed with him, or not long after him to 
Salem. He came to Sakm m the time oTMr. Si^/tons weaknefs, 

wha 



Art. 1 629. New-Englands Memonalll 79 

who lived noc long afccr Mr. ml/iams was come, whereupon 
afcer fomecime, the Church cherc called him co office^ but he 
having ia one years time, filled that place with principles of 
rigid reparation, and tending to Anab.iptiftry , the prudent 
Magiftrfltes of the A'^AJfachMfetsJmi^didion^ fent to the Church 
of Salem, defiring them to forbear calling him to office, which 
they not hearkening to, was a caufe of much didurbance ^ for 
Mr. wilUdms had begun, and then being in office, he proceeded 
more vigoroudy to vent many dcingerous opinions, as amongft 
many otliers thcfe were forae ^ That it is not Urvful for an m- 
regenerate man to pJ*^/,, nor to take an Oath, and in fpa^i'zl^ not the 
Oath of Fideiitjto the Civil Government ^ mrwas it lawfrJ for 4 
godly man tc have commnnion either in Family Prayer, or in an. 
Oath With fuch as thej jadged unregemrate : and therefore he 
himfelf refufed che Oath of fidelity, and taught others fo to do: 
alfo. That it was not lawft^lfo mach as to hear the godly Minijters 
of England, when any occafionally went thithfr^ dc therefore head- 
moniOied any Cimrch-memhrs that had done fo, as for hainous 
fin : alfo he fpake dangerous words agamft the Patent , ^vhich 
was the foundation of the Government of the Majfachi^ets. 
Colony : alfo he affirmed, That the Magifirates ' had ncthmg t& 
do in matters of thefirfl Table, but only thefecond ^ and that there- 
Pjotild be a general and unlimited Toleration of all Religiws, and; 
for anyman to be pfinij/jed for any matters of his Confcience^'Tvas 
perfecntion.'^f hni further he procured the, Church of Sahms 
confent unto letters of Admonition, which was written and 
fent by him in their name,to the Churches at Bofion^Charlflown, 
New-town ( now Cambridge ) &c. accufing the Magiftrates ihac 
were members of the refpedive Churches, of fundry hainous 
offences which he laid\into their charge, and though divers did 
acknowledge their error and gave fatisfadion, yet Mi'.fvil" 
Hams himfelf, notwichRanding all the pains that was taken with 
himby Mr. Ccrw^, Mr rHo(3;^fr,and many others, to bring him 
to a fight of his errors and mifcarriages, and noiwithftanding 
all the Courts genile proceedings with him, he not only per- 
fiUed, but gf ew more violent in his way, infomuch as he flaying 

ac 



8o Ncw-Engtands Met/JoriaU. An. 1629. 



achomein hlsovvn houfe, fent a Letter, which was delivered 
andrcadin thepubltck Church affcmbly, the fcope of which 
was to give them notice, That if the Church of Salem \>)ould not 
feparate Mot onlj from the Churches of Old-England, but the 
churches of New-Eng\Rnd too, he ^ouU feparate from tkem : the 
more prudent and fober part of the Church being amazed at 
his way, could not yield unto him: whereupon he never came to 
the Church A(TembIy more, profefling reparation from them as 
Antichriftian, and not only fo, but he withdrew all private re* 
(igious Communion from any that would hold Communion 
with the Church there, infomuch as he would not pray nor 
give thanks at meals with his own wife nor any of his family, 
becaufe tliey went to the Church AlTemBlies : divers of the 
weaker fort of the Church-members, that had been throughly 
leavened with his Opinions, of which number were divers wo- 
men that were zealous m their way, did by degrees fall off to 
him, infomuch as he kept a meeting in his own houfe, unto 
which a numerous company did reforc, both on the Sabbath 
day and at other times, in way of fcparation from, and oppofi- 
tionto the Church Affembly there-, which the prudent Ma- 
giflirates underflanding, and feeing things grow more and more 
towards a general divilion and diflurbance, after all other means 
ufed in vain, they palled a fentence of Banifhmenc againH him 
out of the A^<</^<:/j///f// Colony, as againH; a difturber of the 
peace, both of the Church and Common-wealth. 

After which Mr. ivillUms fat down in a place called Provi-' 
dence, out of the ^i/^/^r^«/?f/ Jurifdidion, and was followed by 
many of the members of the Church of Salem^ who did zea- 
foudy adhere to him, and who cried out of the Perfecution that 
was againfi him: fome others alforeforced to him from other 
parts. They had not been long there together, but from rigid 
reparation they fell to Anabaptiftry, renouncing the Baptifm 
which they had received in their Infancy, and taking up another 
Baptifm, and fo began a Church in that way;, but Mr. fvilliams 
flopped not there long, for after fom.e time he told the people 
that had followed him, and joyned with him in a new Baptifm, 

(hac 



An.i629. ^CW' Bnghnds Me/norU/I. 



thii he wa^ out of the'^ay himfelf^ and had mif-led ihem^ for he 
did not finds that there Was any tipon earth tkit could admlmjier 
Baptifm, and therefore their la(i- Baptifmwata mllity^ as mil as 
their frj} -^ and therefore they mt^fl lay dorvn all^ and re ait for the 
coming of new Apoflles : and fo they difToIved chemfelves, and 
turned Seekers , keeping that one Principle , That every one 
fhouldhAve liberty to Worjhip Cod according to the Light of their 
own Confciences '^ but otherwife not owning any Churches or 
Ordinances of God any where upon Earth. 

Thus much was thought meet to be inferted here concern- 
ing the great and lamentable Apoftacy of Mr. pyilliams , that 
it may be a Warning to all others to take heed of a gradual 
declining from, and forfaking the Churches of Chrirt, and Or- 
dinances of God in them, left they be left of God to run fuch 
a courfe as he hath done ; ivherefore let him that thinks hefiands^ 
take heed left he fall^ i Cor. lo. 12. As alfo to be a Motive 
to the Saints, to remember him unto God in their fervent: 
Prayers for his return , he having been fometimes an able 
Difpenfer of the Word of God, and (in feveral refpeds) of 
an exemplary Converfation. 

And yet that there may be a ftanding Evidence of the Care 
that was had in thofe times to prevent the growth of Errours, 
and of the excrcife of the Communion of Churches for thar 
end, it is thought meet further to infert this paflage : That be- 
fore the putting forth of the Civil Power of the MagiHrate for 
the removing of Mr. Williams from Salem, and befides other 
means alfo ufed, there was a publick Admonition fent in wri- 
ting from the Church of Roflon to the Church of Salem, for 
the reducing of Mr. Williams , and the errmg pare of the 
Church. The Title of the Writing was, 



M Errours 



8i New-Englands Memoriall, An. 1629,- 



Errours in DoBrine maimnined hy [ome of the Brethren, 
cfthe church of Sakm, tending to xln difturb^nce 
of Religion and Peace in Family, Church and Com- 
mon xveaUh'^ viz. 

i.^T"^^^^ it is not lawful to call upon an unrcgenerate 
•*• man to pray for himfelf. 

2. It is not K-^vvful for a regenerate man to pray with 
his carnal Family. 

3. it is not lawful for Magiflratcs to take an Oath of 
Fidelity from unrcgenerate men. 

4. It is not lawful forMaglOratcstotakean Oath of 
Fidelity from the body of their Subjeifls, though I'ege- 
nerate, and Members of Churches. 

5. Ic is not lawful for M^Jgiflrates to punifh the 
breaches of the firft Table, unlefs thereby the Civil 
Peace of the Commonwealth be difturbed. 

whence alfo it follows^ and is confeffcd, 
That a Church wholly declining into /Irianifm^ Pa* 
pif/fj, FatnlUfm^ or other Herefies, being admonilhed, 
and convinced thereof by other Churches, and not re- 
forming, may not be reformed by the Civil M^igidrate 
In way of Civil Jufticc^ .unlefs Ic break the Civil 
Peace. 

Thefe Errours were folidiy confuted , and the contrary 
Truths after ted by the Word of God, in fKat Writing which 
was Subfcribed by 

7o^«Co//o« Teacher of the Church of Bofoft. 

ThomAsOhvn ? gj^ers of the fame Church. 
Thomas Leveret^ 
Mr. /<F/^o» the Paftor of the Church being at that timeablenc 
upon a Voyage to E*ill(t»d. 

1630 



An. 1630. Nevv-Englands Memoridl, B3 

THIsYetip ic plenfed God of his rich gi'Sf? to Tranrport 
over jnco the Bay of the Maffachnfets divers honourable 
Pcrfonagcs, and m.iny worthy Chriftians, whereby tlie Lord 
began ina mnnifefl ra.inher and way to make known the grcai 
thoughts which he had of Planting the Gofpe! in this remote 
and barbarous Wildcrnefs, and honouring his own Way 0} 
Inflicuted Worfiiip, caufing fuch and fo many to adhere there- 
imto, and tall upon thcpradice thereof: Among the refl:, a 
chief oneamongH: them was that famous Patern of Piety an.d 
In^dc&yi^.Johniylmhrop^ the Hrft Governour of thatjurif- 
didion, accompanied with divers other precious Sons of Sion^ 
which might be compared to the moft fine gold. Amongfl 
whom alfo I might name that Reverend and Worthy man, Mr. 
John li^'Ufon , eminent for Love and Zeal :, he likewife came 
over this year, and bare a great fhare of the difficulties of 
thefenew beginnings with great chearfulnefs and alacrity of 
fpirit : They came over with a Fleet of ten Ships, three of them 
arriving firft at Salem ^ \\\ which feveral of the chiefeft of 
them came, who repaired fundry of them in fome (horc time 
into the Bay of the Majfacht^fets-^ the ^other feven Ships ar- 
rived at C.harlfiorvH^ where it pleafed the Lord to exercife them 
with much ficknefs, and being deftitute of houfing and flielter, 
and lying up and down in Booths, fome of them languilhed 
and died; yea, it pleafed God to take away amongft the reft, 
that bleHed Servant of Chrid Mr. Ifnac Johnfon, with his Lady, 
fooH after their arrival, with fundry other precious Saints. 
This ficknefs being heavy upon them, caufed the principal of 
them to propofe to the reft to fet a day apart to feek the Lord 
forcheafTwaging of hisdifplcafure therein, as alfo for dire- 
dion and guidance in the folemn enterprize of entring into 
Church-fellowfhip • which folemn day of HumiIiata)Ji lyas 
obfer\'€d by all, not onely of themfelves , but alfo by their 

M z Brethren 



84 New Englands ^A/^wm^//. An.1630. 

Brethren at PUmouth in iheir behalf; and the Lord \v:iS in- 
tieated notonely toaffwagethe fvcknefs, but alfo encouraged 
their hearts to a beginning, and in fome fhort time after to a 
further progrefs in the great Work of Ereding a way of Wor- 
riiipping of Chrirt in Churcli-fellowfhip, according to Primi- 
tive Inituution. Thofe choice and eminent Servants of Chnil 
did not defpife their poor Leaders and Fellow-fouldiers thjt 
they found in the fame Work of the Lqrd with them at Pli^ 
wouthy but treated them as Brethren, much pitying i!)eir grenr. 
Araics and hardfhips they had endured in the firfl: beginning of 
Planting this Wildcrnefs, promifmg all helpfiilncfs even out of 
their own EftateS accordmg to their power •, and their faid 
Brethren at Plimenth were perfwaded they fpake as tliey 
thought in their hearts : for, fuch was the fimphcity of thofc 
times, as that divers faces were not carried under a hood -; 
Pride, Covetoufnefs, Profanencfs, and frnfui Self, wercafha- 
wied to be fecn, except in obfcure places and perfons. Oh pooi* 
Ncw-Englandy confider what ihouwaf], and what thou now 
art ! Ref(r>t , ayid do thy firfl workj , faith the Lord- fo may 
Ii'a 4S.. 185 19- thy pence yet be asariver^ and thy rightcouftjefs as the^avesof 
the fea. So be it. But to return. 

The lirft that began in tiie work of the Lord above- men- 
tioned, were il^ir honoured Governour Mr. fohn wimhrcp^ 
Mr. foh'rifoK fore-named, that much honoured Gentleman Mr. 
Thomas BudUy , and Mr. 'John ivUJon aforefaid t 'Thefe four 
were the firft that began that honourable Church of Boflon^ 
unto whom there joyned many others. The fame year alfo 
Mr. Cf^^r^e/*/;//;/?/ (who wasa worthy Servant of ChriO^ and 
Difpcnferof his^Word) began a Church-fellowfliipat w^ter- 
town ■ as did alfo Mr. Alavericl^ and Mr. fyareham at Dor- 
chefler the fame year. 

Thus out of fmall beginnings greater things have been pro- 
duced by his hand that madeall things of nothing: and as one 
fmall Candle may light a thoufand ; io the Light here "kindled 
hadi fliaae unto many, yea in fome fort to our whole Nation. 
Let tfie glorious Name cfffeh^vah have all the praifc in all. Ages, 



An. 1 63 1.3 2. New-Enghnds MemorUlL 8s 

1 <? 3 /. 

THis Year the Reverend and Ufefull Inftrument Ht.John 
£//(?? came over, and not long afcer Mr. ^r/i, who be- 
gan a Church-Society at Roxbury^ as likewife good old Mr. 
Maverick^ and Mr. Wc.rtham began one at Dorchc[ter, 



I 6 I z. 

T His year one .Sir, Chyi/Iopher Gardiner (being as himfelf 
faid ) delcended of the hoiife of Gardiner Bifhop of «^/«- 
ckjlcr, who was fo great a Perfecucor of Gods Saints in Qneen 
^^<r?nV/dayes, arrived in A/'d'»v-i;«^/W-, he being a great tra- 
veller received his firlt honor of Knight-hood at JerHfalcm^ be- 
inj^ made Knight at the Sepulchre there: he came into thefe 
parts in pretence of forfaking the World, and to live a private 
life in a godly courfe, not unwilling to put himfelf upon any 
meanimployment, and take any pains for his living, and fome- 
times offered himfelf to joyn to the Church in fundry places : 
lie brought over with him a fervant or two, and a comely 
young woman whom he called his Coufin •, but it was fufpeded 
(that after the //^//^» manner) (lie was his Concubine.- he 
living at the Alajfachufcts ^ for fome mifcarriages for whicfi 
liefhouldhaveanfwered, fled away from Authority and got a- 
mongft the Indians in the Jurfsdiftion of Netv-Pl'mouth -^ the 
Government oii\\<iMaffachfifets fent after. him but could not get 
him. and promifed fome reward to thofe that (liould finde him ^ 
the hdUns canpie to the Governour of PUmonth and told where 
Iie'was, and asked if they might kill him, but the faid Gover- 
nour told them ho, they fhould not kill iiim by no means, but 
if 'they could take him alive and bring him to Plimouth^ they 
fhcuild be payed for their pains •, they faid he had a Gun and a 

Ms" .Rapier, 



S6 New-EngUnds Mc/rortj/l* An. 163 2. 

Rapier,. ind he would kill them if they went abouc ir, and the 
--^/rfjf/fr^?// /'J.VM.'j^faid they might kill hjm, bwt the Gover- 
nour aforcO^id cold them no, they rhould not kill him, but watch 
their opportunity and cake him, and lb chey did ■ for when they 
ligiu on him by a River llde, he got into a Cannoo to get from 
t(ieni,and when they came near him, whiles he prefented hi^- 
piece at them to keep them off, the llream carried the Cannoo 
againll a Rock,;tt)d threw both him and his Piece and the Rapier 
into the water, yet he got our, and having a little dagger by his 
llde, they durll not dole with him • but getting long poles, they 
loon beat his dagger out of his hand : (0 he w.is glad to yield, 
and they brought him to the Governour at PUmouth, but his 
hands and arms wci c fwelled and very fore with the blows they 
had given him, fo he uled him kindly, and fent him to a lodgif g 
where his arms were bathed and annoinred, and he was quickly 
well again, and blamed the JfhU.vss for beating him i'o much: 
they faid they did but a little whip him with (licks. In his 
lodging thofe that made his bed, found a little Note-book that 
by accident had flipped out of his pocket or fome private place, 
in which was a memorial what day he was reconciled to the 
Tc^f and Church of /icw-, andin what Univerllty he took his 
Sc.iOftl^^ and fuch and fuch a Deqree ; it beinj; brouj;ht to the 
Governour, he kept ic, and fent it to the Governour of the 
jM.tf.tchfifcts wiih word o\ his taking, who fent for him-, but 
after v^ards he went for jE"K^^/.r«v/ and rtiewed his malice againll 
Nf-iV'EM^Lift^i^ but God prevented him-, of which 1 thought 
meet to infcrt a Letter from Mr. ;r';«.'>;>v/> Governour of the 
jMAJf,ichtife:s to Mr. BrAdford the Governour of Plimcuth ( in 
reference to this matter ) asalfothe Copy of ^\^ Order rela- 
ting to the fame as followech. And lirfl of the Letter. 

SIR, 

UPcn a Petition (xh:titcd /'> Sir Chrillopher G^r- 
dintrj5/> Fcrdinjnco Gorge?,Cj;^/j//»MaIon5d-f. 
fir. ::?^: ft J 0-4 j?id '^s ^ thc caufc WAS beard bejorc the Lerds of the 

Frivy 



An. 163 2. Ncw-F.nglands Memori^ijl. gy 



Privy Council, and ajterwayds reported to the King ^ the 
fuccifi whereof wakes it ei/idcnt to all^that the Lorihathcare 
of his peoople here •, the paffagcs are adrr^irablc a? dico lor.g to 
write : I heartily wiPjjcr an cpporitwity to impart them unto 
you, being many P^cets of Paper • but the condnpon wasy 
a^ainft all mens expectation, an order for our encouragement ^ 
and mticb blame anddifgrace upon the adverfiries, which, 
calls for much thankfidneji from m\ all which we purpoje (God 
willing ) to exprefs in a day oftkwlfgiving to cur merciful 
God^ I doubt not but you will confder if it be not fit for yOn to 
joyn in it •, who as he hath humbled us by his late correal ion y 
fo he hath lifted us up by an abundant r^joycing in our deltve- 
rAnce out of fo defpcrate a danger i, fo as ^thAt which our 
enemies built their hopes upon to ruinc us by, he hath merci- 
fully dijpofd to our great advantage, as I Ml further ac* 
quaint you when occafionAal/fcrve, 

Tlie Copy of the Order follows. 

M the Court at Whitehall, ^mary i^. 1^32, 

S'igtUim Crcfcent, 

Lord Privy-Seal. Mr. Trevers. 

Earl of Z)o>y?f. Mr. Vice- Chamber Iain. 

LordVicount F'alklafid. Mr. Secretary Cooi^. 
Lord BlQiop of London. Mr. Secretary mndebank^ 
Lord Cottintoti. 

WHcreas his Maj€(ly hath lardy been mformcd of 
great diflra(5lian and much difordcr in the Plan- 
tations in the parts of America called New England^ 
which if they be true, and fuffcredro run on^ would tend 
to the diilunour of this Kngdome,and.urter ruine of 

that 



88 New-Englan(is 'A/fwm^//. An. 1632. 

chac Planrarion: tor prevention whcreof,&tor the orderly 
feeling of Governmenr, according ro the intention of 
thofc Pa-ents which have been granted by his Majefij^ & 
from his late Royal Father Kfng ^Ames •, It hath p!eafcd 
his MajeJIy that the Lords and others of his mod honou- 
rable Privy Council Oiould take the fame intoconfidcra- 
tion: Their LordOups in the firft place thought fit to 
make- a Committee of this Board, to take examination of 
the matters informed : which Committee having called 
divers of the principal Adventurers in that Plantation, 
and heard thofe that are complainants againft them ^ 
moflof thi things informed being denied, and refting 
robs proved by'parties that muft be called from that 
place , which required a long expence of time, and at 
prefent their Lorddiips finding they were upon difpatch 
of Men, Viduals and Merchandife for that place, all 
which would be at a (land- if the Adventurers fhould 
have difcouragemcnr,or take fufpition that the State here 
had no good opinion of that Plantation •, their Lordfliips 
not laying the taulf,oi: fancies (if any be) of fome particu- 
lar men upon the General Governmenr, or principal Ad- 
venturers, which in due time is further to be enquired 
into*, have thought fit in the mean time to declare, that 
the appearances were fo fair, and hopes fo great, that the 
Country would prove both beneficial to this KingJome, 
and profitable to the particulars, as that the Adventurers 
had caufe to go on cheerfully with their undertakings, 
and reft aflurcd, if things were carried as was pretended 
when the Patents were granted, and accordingly as by 
the Patents it is appointed > His Majefty would not only 
maintain the Liberties and privikdges heretofore 

granted. 



An.i633. New-Englands MemortalL 89 

granted, but fupply any thing further that might tend 
to the good Government, profperity and comfort of 
His people there of that place^ &c, 

William TromML 



I <5 I 5, 

THIs Year Mr. Edward ivltjjlow was Chofen Governour 
of thejurifdidion of iVar-P/Zw^//^/; .• Afid 

Mr. PVilUam Bradford^ \ 
C^^mn Miles StaMdiJh, j 

Mr* It fll^'""^' ^ ^^^^ <^'^^^^" ^^ ^^ ^'' A^^^'"'' 
Ut/jolD<Z\ ( in Government. 

Ht. St(fh:n Hopkins^ tc\ 
Mr. ^Villiam Gufon^ ^ 

The Plantation of Vllmouth having had feme former cort- 
verfewiththeZ)//^^)^, as hath been hinted, they feeing tfjeni 
feated in a barren quarter, told them of a River called by them 
the Frejh River^ which they often commended unto them for ^^^^'^^ « '^^f 
a good place, both for Plantation and Trade, and wiHied them ^^^^^ ^cot 
to make ufe of it ^ but their hands being full otherwife, they Ri'JcrV^^ 
letitpafs: but afterwards there coming a company oi Indians 
into thefc parts, that were driven out of their Country by the 
potency of the J^ecjttots , they follicited them to go thither. 
Thcfe Indians not feeing them very forward to entertain the mo- 
tfon^ which they moved with great ardency, they folhVited them 
o^, the Government of the Majfachufets in like fort •, but 
they being then not fit to entertain the motion, in refped that 
they were newly come into the Country, did not much regard 



90 New-Englands Memorlall, An. 1633. 

it. Norwithftanding , fome of the chief made a motion to 
joyn with fome here in a way of Trade at the fame River -, on 
which a meeting was appointed to treat concerning the fame 
matter, and fome of Plimomh appointed to give them meeting, 
which they did j but they caft iri the way many fears of danger 
and )ofs, and the hkcj on which they of the Majfachufets de- 
clined the thing, and did not proceed therein. Whereupon, 
thofeof Plimoffth went on alone, and prepared a Frame of an 
Houfe,and ftowed it into a Barque, ready to rear at their land- 
ing, and went up the faid River, and reared their Houfe, and 
fenced it about with a Pallifado, which was done with great dif- 
ficulty, not onely of the Diuch, but alfo of the Indians. 

NotwithOahding, the place they pbHefied themfelves of, was 
fuch as the Dutch had nothing to do with, and likewife was 
lawfully pnrchafed of the Indians which they carried with 
them. And this was Plimonths entrance there, who defervcd 
to have held it, and not by friends to have been thruft Out, ias in 
a fort they afterwards were. 

This year it pleafed God to vifit PHrKouth with an infedious 
Feaver, of which many fell veryfick, and upwards of twenty 
died, men, women and children, andfundry of them were of 
their ancient Friends- amongft the reft, Mr. Samuel Fuller 
then died, after he had much helped othei'S, and was ^ comfort 
to them: he.was their Chirurgion andPhyfician, and did much 
good in his place, being not onely ufefull in his faculty, but 
otherwife as he was a godly man, and ferved Chrift in the 
Office of a Deacon in the Church for many years, and forward 
to do good in his place, and was . much miffed gfter God re- 
moved him out of this world. 

This ficknefs caufed moch fadnefs amongftthem, and accord- 
ing to thei^r duty they befought the Lord by Fafting and Prayer, 
and he was intireatedof them, and towards Winter the iick- 
nefs ceafcd. This ficknefs being a kinde of a peftilent Feaver^ 
fwept away alfo many of the Indians from many places near 
ad Jo\^ ning to PHmonth, 
It is to be obferved, That the Spring, before this ficknefs,- 

there 



An.i633. New-Englands MemorialL 91 

thtre was a numerous company of Flies^ which were like for strangi: atdHn^t 
bignefs unto PVafps or Bumble Bees, they came'out of lictle ^'^^^^ ^^'"'^ 
holes in the ground, and djd eat up the green things, and made I'rjtffj \[^^ 
fuch a conftanc yelling noife as made all the Woods ring o(.fgi/J,(i ' 
them, and r^ady to deaf the hearers ; they were not any of 
them heard or feen by the JEn^Hp) in the Country before this 
time : but the Indians told them that ficknefs would follow, 
and fo it did very hoc inth6 Months of fmie^ ftdy and Auguft , 
of that Summer. 

This year there arrived in iVm-^^^/^;*^ thofe three worthy mr. Cotton, 
Inftruments, Mr. ^ohn Cotton^ Mr. Thomas Hooker, and Mr. Mr. Hooker, 
Samuel Stone, who were Gofpel-Preachers of excellent worth c^r- Mr.SamucI 
and ufe in their places, untill God took them out of the world fn^^^'^^^^^^ 
unto himfelf. 

This year likcwife Mr, rrfllUm Collier arrived with his Fa- jwr Colliers 
mWy in^New-EM^laMd, who as he had been a good Benefador trrhal in^^E. 
to the Colony of New-Plimouth hcfove he came over, having 
been an Adventurer unto it at its firil: beginning- fo alfo he 
approved himfelf a very ufeful Inftrument in that Jurifdidion 
after he arrived , being frequently Chofen , and for divers 
years ferving God and the Country in the place of Magiftracy; 
and lived a godly and holy life untill old Age, which to him is 
a Crown of Glory, hing found in the ivay of RighteoHf" 



N 2 I 6.S4. 



gz New-Englands MemoriaU* AiJ.1634. 



THfs Year Mr. Thomas Prince was Chofen Governour of 
the^ Jiuifdidion of Nery-PHmimth : His Aflillants in Go- 
vernmem were 

'Mr. mliiam Bradford, 
Mr. EdrvArd lyinjlow^ 
I Captain MiUs StarJijh^ 
Mr. TVllliAm CcUkVy 
jMr.fckn^Idc-n, 
Mr. fch» HoivUKdy and 
-Mr. Stephen Hopkins. 

J^mtftchMfs In the Spring of this Year there fell a very great ficknefs of 
Amon^ thi 17- the Small Pox amongft the IndltnSf fo as they 6,kd mod mi* 
dms. fcrably of it •, for a forer Difeafe cannot come amongfl them, 

and they dread it more then the Plague it felf, for ufually thofe 
of them which have thisDIieafe, have them in abundance, and 
for want of Bedding and Linen, and other Neceflaries, they 
fall into a lamentable condition ; for as they lye on their hara 
Mats, the Pox breaking and running one into another, their 
skin cleaving by reafon thereof to the Mats they lye on,' when 
they turn them, much of their skin will flay off at once, and 
they will be all on a gore blood, moft fad and grievous to be- 
hold ; and then being very fore, what with cold und other M- 
tempers, they die like rotten fheep. 

This Year one Captain Stone, who had fometimes lived at 
Chrifiopherj in the wefi- India's , came into thefe parts ^ of 
whom I have nothing to fpeak in way of commendation, but 
rather the contrary. After he had been to and fro in the 
Country, he returned towards Vligima with one Captain Norr 
ton ^ and fo it was, that as ihey returned they went in at Ca- 
reBicot River, where the IjjdUns killed the iaid Stone as he 
Jay in Iiis Cabbin, and threw a Covering ovej: him ; they like- 
wife. 



An.t634' New-Englands MemomlL 91. 

wife killed all the reft of his Company but the faid Captain 
Norton, he defending himfelf a long time in the Cook-room 
of the Barque, untili by accident the Gunpowder took fire, 
which for readinefs he had fet in an open thing before i\m^ 
which did io burn and fcald him, and blinde his eyes, as he 
could make no longer refiftance, but was llain alfo by them, and 
they made a prey of his goods. 

Iristobeobferved, That the faid *y/(7w being at the Dutch 
Plantation in the fore- part of this year, a certain Barque of 
Plimouth being there likewife oh Trading, he kept company 
with the Dutch Goverftour, and made him drunk, and goc 
leave of him in his dninkeunefs to take the faid Barque, wich- 
out any occafion or caufe given him^ and fo taking his time 
when the Merchant and fome of the chief of the men were 
on (hore, with fome of his own men, made the reft of them 
weigh Anchor, and fet fail to carry her away to Virginia : but 
fome of the Df^tch Seamen, who had been at Plimoath and 
received kind nefs, fiSeing this horrible abufe, goc a Vefiel or 
two and puirfued them, and brought them back. After this 
he came into the Majfachtifcts Bay, where they commenced 
Suit againft him •, but by the mediation of fome it was taken 
op, and afterwards in the company of fome Gentlemen he 
came to Plimouth, and was kindly entertained : but Revenge 
boiling in his breaft, (as fome conceived) he watched a fea- 
fon to have ftabbed the Governour, and put his hand to his 
Dagger for that end, but by Gods Providence ordering the 
vigilance of fome that were about him, he was prevented : 
but God met with him for thefe and other wickednefTes, 33 
hath been before related. 



N 3 1635. 



94 Ncw-Englands MemortAlL An. 163 5 

I <r 3 5. 

THis year Mr. wiUUm TirMyd was chofen Govcrnour of 
the Jurifdifflion of Noff-Fiimmh. And 

Mr. Edward pvinflow^ \. 

Mr. Thomas PrincCy ) 

Mr. mllUm Collier, I _ . 

Captain Standljh, > V/'ere Chofen to be his 

Mr. fokn Aldtn, K Amaantsm Governmenc. 

Mr. fohn Horplaytd^ and \ 

Mr. Stephen Hopkins, ^ 

This Year Mr. Edtpard ivinflovc took a Voyage for England, 
on publick occafions, and it came to pafs that he had occauon to 
anfwer fome Complaints made againft the Country, at the 
Council Board; more chiefly concerning the Majfachufets 
Jurisdidion, which he did to good effcd, and further profecutcd 
fuch things as might tend to the good of the whole : in par- 
ticular he preferred a Petition to the Right Honourable the 
Lords CommifTioners for the Plantations in America, in refe- 
rence unco fome injuries done by the French and Dutch unto 
the Country ^ which Petition found good acceptance, and was 
in a way to a fatisfadory Anfwer : but fundry Adverfaries 
jnterpofed, whofc ends were the fubverfion and overthrow of 
the Churches, at leaft to difturb their peace, and hinder their 
growth; but by Gods providence it fo fell out in the end, that 
although thofe Adverfaries croffed the Peution for taking any 
further cffed in the end principally intended in it ; yet by this as 
a means, the whole plot was difcovered, and thofe Adverfaries 
came to nothing: the particulars whereof, are too iong here 
to be infer ted. 

This Year, on Saturday^ the fifteenth day of Augujl, was 
fuch a mighty ftorra of Wind and Rain, as none now living in 

thefe 



An. 1 63 ^ New-Englands MemorialU 95 

tbefe parts, either E»ilifh or Ind'iAK had feen the like, being like 

wviioihoiQ Hlrr^ic^.;:;: Or Tuffy.s that writers mention to be 

fometimes in the hidies. It began in the morning a little before 

day, and grew not by degrees, but came v.-ith great violence in T'^'^'^- ^'"^ 

the beginning, to the gr^at amazement of many • It blew down ^''W'"''^^'^* 

fur.dry boufes, and uncovered divers others: divers VefTels 

were lo(^ at Sea in it, and many more in extream danger. U 

caufed the Sea to fwell in fome places to the fouthward of 

FlirKohth^zs that it arofe to twenty foot right up and down, and 

made many of the Indi.iKs to climb into Trees for their faf(?iy : 

It threw down all the Corn to the ground, which never rofe 

more-, the which through the mercy of God, it being near 

harveft time, was not loit, though much the v/orfe: and had 

the wind continued without fhifting , in likelihood i: would 

have drowned fome part of the Country. It blew down many 

hundred thoufands of Trees, turning up the Wronger by the 

roots, and breaking the high Pine Trees and fuch like in the 




.... .v^ w- — -- -- - o- "•••- ^v~»— *-<^», ~..«. ._-.,- — •-• y 

wayes, but the greateit force of it a: Plimo^th, was from the 
former quarter, it continued not in extremity above Hve or fix 
hours, ere the violence of it began to abate-, the marks of it 
will remain this many years, in thofe parts where k was foreft ; 
the Moon fuitered a great Eclipfe cv/o nights after ir. 



16^6. 



69 New-Englands Memoriall. An.i636« 

1616. 

THIs Ytfar Mr. Edw^^rA m'fjjlorv was chofen Governouc 
of the Jurifdidion of PUmofah : And 

Mr, ivilluim Bradforci, 



Mr. Thomas Prince, J 



Mr. rvi/Ilam Collier, I , . . . . . «^ 

Mr. John AUen, ywere chofen to be his Afii- 

Ut. Timothy Hatherly, ( ftants in Government. 

Mr. J'i)^^ Brervn^ \ 

Mr. Stephfh Hopkjm, ^ 

Xhis Year the Towns on the River of ConneBicot bega^i to 

be planted, and in tranfporting of Goods thither, from the, 

Majftichnfets Bay, two fhallops were caftaway (loaden wiiH* 

Goods to go thither ) in an Eafterly ftorm, at tne mouth of 

P-hmoHth Harbour •, the Boats men were all loft, not fo much as 

c^oue^^callT. ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ bodies found for burial, they being five in number 

^^J[ 'in both the Boats: the Principal ofthem was one Mr. ^///;>»; 

Cooper, an antient Seaman of known skill, having formerly been 

Mafler of a fhip, and had gone great Voyages to the Eaft:-Indies 

and to other parts, but the night being dark and ftormy, they 

ran upon the skirt of a flat that iieth near the mouth of the 

harbour, and fo were over-raked^ the goods came on fhore 

along the Harbour, and the Cover nour caufed a careful courfe 

tobetakenfor^heprefervation of them in the behalf of the 

right owners, who afcerwards received fo many of them as 

were Hived. 

TheReUtlonof Now followech the Tragedy of the War that fell 

tht Pcquot betwixt the Enj^H/h and the Picj^ots, which I will relate accor- 

''iy'^fs* ding to my beft intelligence ^ in or'der whereunto I thought 

good to mentignfome particulars firll, that by difcerning the 

whole matter,intherevcral parts and eircumftances, the more 

of 



Afl.1636. ^cW'Enghnds Memorial! , 97 

of the mercy and goodnefs of God may be taken notice of, to 
his praife,for deftroying fo Proud and Blafphemous an Enemy. 

In the Year 1634. the /*f^«cf/, a ftout and war-like People, 
i^^hohad made War with fundry of their Neighbours, and being 
puffed up with many Vidories, grew now at variance with the 
Narrhagatffety^ a great People oordering upon them ^ thefe 
Narrhagmfeti held correfpondenceand tearms of friendftiip 
with the jE»^//,'^ of the Majfachnfets : now the Pe^uots being 
confcious of the guilt of Capcam Stones death, whom they 
knew to be an jE//^/;]/^ w^K, as alfo thofe that were with him,-, 
and being fallen out with the Dtttch, left they fhould have 
over many Enemies at once, fought to make friendfhip with the 
^nglilh or the Majfachufns^ and for that end, fent both mefTen- 
gers and gifts unto them, as-appearsby fome Letters fent from 
the Governour of the Majfachufets to the Governour of 
J^iimputh, as followeth. 

Dear and Worthy Sir, 

TO let yott kmwjomethwg of our affairs -^ you may un- 
der [land that the Vc(\\xoxs have fent fome of theirs to 
U6^ 10 defire our friendfhipi arid offered much Wampam and 
Beaver, d'C* 7 he frH meffengers were dtfmijfed without 
anftver'j with the next we had divers da^es conference, and 
taking the advice of fome of our Minifters, and feeling the 
Lord in it ^we concluded a peace and friendfhip with them, 
upon theje conditions, that they (liould deliver up to us 
thoje men who were guilty o^ Stones dearh, &c. and if 
wedefiredtoplamin Qonnt6^\cox^they fhould give up their 
right to Hiy and we would fend to trade with them as our 
friends, which was the chief thing we aimed at : they heing 
now in War with the Dutch and the refl of their Neighbours^ 
To this they readtly agreed^ And that we jhould mediate a peace 

O hetween 



98 New-Englands MemorialL An.i6j6. 

Between them and the Narrhaganfcts, for %vhkh end thef. 
were content we ^ouU give the Narrhaganfcts /'arf of the 
Prefent they would beflow en us ♦, for they fiood fo much on 
iheir honour i n$ the) tvouiinot be (ten to give any thing oj 
themfehes ; as for CaptAW Stone, they told us there were 
hut two left ofthofe tvho h'ndany hand w his dealh^ and th^t 
they killed him irf a jufi qmryel^ for ( faid they ) he furpri- 
zedtwoof our men and bound them, to make them by 
force to (hew h jm the way up the River 5 and he with two 
other coming on fhore, nine Indians watched them, and 
when they were afleep in the ni^.hr, they killed tJhemj to 
deliver their owfi men 5 andfome of them going after- 
wards to the Barque, it was fuddcnly blown up : We ar^ 
flow preparing to fend a Barque unto them. And in another 
Letter hefaithy our Barque is lately returned from the P^- 
qmsyznd our men put off but littic Commodities, and 
found them a very falfe people, fo as we mean to have nq 
more to do with thei^i. 

7o»rs evtr affuredi 
Boffon March 12. . 1534.. 

John Wirithro^r 

Not long afwc thcfe things, Mr. John Oldham (of whom 
much is fpoken before ) being now an inhabitant of the Maf- 
fachfffas, went with a fmall veffe! and flenderly manned on 
trading on thofe fouth parts ; and upon a qoarrel between hin> 
M^ OWiiins and the IftMaHs^was cut off by them in fuch manner as hath been 
fore- noted, at an Ifland called by the Indians Mamijfes^ but by 
th&EngHp> Blocks Ifland'^ this with the former abotit the deatn 
of Stonfy and the baffling of the Peqaots with the EngUJb of 
the AiA^aeyjits » moved them to fet out fome to tak^ revenge, 
and require iatis&<fllon for thofe wrongs: but it took little 
cffed/ome of the murderers of. Mr, Oldhm fled to the Pe^notf^ 

and 



dii^iik 



An.1637. Ncw-Englancfs Memoriall, P9 

and although the EngHp) wenc to the Petjuots, and had fome 
parly with them, yet they did but delude them •, and the Engllfh 
returned without doing any thing to purpofe, being ft'uflrate of 
their opportunity by their deceit : After the EngUpo of the 
Aia^acimfets'^txz returned, the Pecjtms took their time and 
opportunity to cut off fome of the Engllfh at Connefticof, as 
they paded up and down upon their occafions ; and tortured 
fome of them in putting them to death,in a mod horrid and bar- 
barous manner : and mofi: Blafphcmoufly in this their cruelty, 
bad them call upon their God, or mocked and derided them hmibltVufl 
when they fo did • andHOt long after affaulted them ac then ^^j„,^^ 
houfes and habitations, as will appear more fully in the enfu- 
ing Relation. 



I 6 I J. 

IN the fore-part of this Year, the Pcquots fell openly upon the 
Engli^ at Comenicot/m the lower parts of the River, and 
flewfundryof them as they were at work in the fields, both 
men and women, to the great terror of the rcfl: ^ and wenc away 
in great pride and triumph with many high threats : they alfo 
affaulted Sajhrook^ Fort, at the mouth of the River of Conner 
Flicot^ although it was ftrong and well defended : it ftruck them 
with much fear and aflonifliment, to fee their bold attempts m 
the face of danger, which made them in all places to ftand upon 
their guard, and to prepare for refiflance, and earneftly to 
"folicite their friends ancf confederates in thcMalfaclmfcts Bay,t.o 
fend them fpeedy aid, for they looked for more forceable 
afiaulcs t Mr. Vane being then Governour of that Jurifdidion, 
writ from their General Court to the Governour and Courc 
of Nerv-PIimofithy to joyn with them in this War, to whicfi 
they were cordially willing: In the mean time, before things 
could be prepared for to fet out, the Pe^mts (as they had 
done the winter before) fought to make peace with the T^arrhn' 

O 2 gitnfets 



100 New Englands McmortdL An. 1637, 

g^nfets^ and ufed many pernicious Arguments to move them 
thereunto, as That- the ^ng\i(\:nvcre ft rangers^ nnd began to over' 
fpread their Coftntry^ and Would deprive them thereof in time^ if 
thcy-ivere [offered to grow and ir.crcafe -^ andif the Narrhaganfels 
£{ida£/ft the Englidi to ftibdne them, that did but wake way for 
their own overthrow ^ for if they- Were rooted cttt^ the Englifh 
Would foon take occafton to fubjugate them , and if they Would 
hearks>f to them, they PjouU not need to fear the ftrength of the 
Englifh: for theyWotdd not come to open Battel rvith them, but 
fire their Hof»fes, kill their Cattel^aytd Ijs in am bu [I) for them as 
they went abroad upon their oecajions j and all thi4 they might eaftl^ 
do with little danger to themfehes : the which courfc being heldy 
they Wellfaw the Englifli would not long fuhfifl, but they Would 
either beftarved With hunger, or forced to for fake the Country ; 
with many like things ; infomuch that the Narrhaganfets were 
once wavering, and were half minded to have made peace with 
them, and joyncd againft the Englifh •, but again when they 
confidered how much wrong they had received from the Pe- 
^uots, and what an opportijnity they now had by helping the 
Englip) , to right themfelves, revenge was fo fvveec to them, as 
It prevailed above all the reft •, fo as they refolved to joyn with 
with the Englifh againll: them, and fo did. The Court of 
Plmonth agreed to fend fifty men at their own charge, and with 
as much fpeed as poffibly they could get them in. a readinefs, 
under fufficient Leaders, and provided a Barque to carry their 
provifions, and to tend upon them on all occafions, and when 
they were ready to march with a fupply from the Bay, they had 
word fent them to flay, for the Enemy was as good as van- 
quilhed and there would be no need. 

1 fliall not take upon meexadly to defcribe their Proceed- 
ings in this War, becaufe poflibly it hath been done by them- 
fcJves that were Adors therein, and beft knew the Circum- 
ftances of things : I (hall therefore fct them down in the main 
and gener:^!, according to my beft Intelligence. 

From Cone^icot , who were moft fcnfible of the hurt 
fuiiained and the prefent danger, they fee ouc a party of men, 

and 



An.i<537' New-Englands MemorUIL loi 

and another party met them from the /^<?jf^rA///ff; Bay at the 
Narrha^anfetSj who were to joy n with them. The JVarr ha- 
ganfets were very earneft to be gone, before the En^lifh were 
well reded and refrefhed, cfpecially fome of them which came 
lad : It (hould feem their delire was to come upon the Enemy 
fuddenly and nnexpededly. There being a Barque of Plimomh 
newly put in there, which was come from ConcUicot, they did 
encouragethem tolay holdof the opportunity of the Indians 
forwardnefs, and to fliew as great forwardnefs as they, for it 
would encourage them, and Expedition might turn to their 
great advantage : So they went on , and fo ordered theic 
march, as the /W;^»/ brought them to the Fort of their Ene- 
my (in which moft of their chief men were) before day ; 
They approached the fame with great filence, and furrounded 
it both with Engli[h and Indians, that they might not break our, 
and fo affaulted them with great Courage, (hooting amongft 
them, and entred the Fore with great fpeed ^ and thofe that 
firft entred foundiharp refinance from the Enemy, who both 
(hot and grapled with them : Others ran into their houfes, and 
brought out fire and fet them on fire, which foon took in their 
Mats, and their houfes danding clofe together, with the wind 
all was foon on a flame, and thereby more were burnt to death 
then were otherwife liain. It burnt their Bow-firings, and 
made them unferviceable. Thofe that efcaped the Fire were 
flain with the Sword ^ fome hewed to pieces , others run 
through with their Rapiers, fo as they were quickly difpatched, 
and very few efcaped: The Number they thus dedroyed, was 
.conceived to be above Four hundred. At this time is was a 
fearful fight to fee them thus frying in the Fire, and the dreams 
of Blood quenching the fame-, and horrible was the f^irtkand 
fcent thereof : but theVidory feemed a fweet Sacrifice, and 
they gave the praife thereof to God, who had wrought fo 
wonderfully for them, thus to enclofc their Enemies in their '^'yP^^'i' 
hands, and give them fo fpeedy Vidory over fo proud, infult- ^^tJH^H 
ing,'andblafphemous an Enemy. The Narrhaganfets all this 
whik.ftood round abouc a loof off from all daiiger,- and left 

O 3 the 






2o2 Ncvv-Englands MeworialL An. 1637. 

the whole Execution to the EngHfh^ except it were the ftopping 
any that brake away, infulting over their Enemies in their 
ruinesandmifery, when they faw them dancing in the Fire^ 
calling by a word inihcfr own Language, fignffying O have 
PeejHots I which they ufed familiarly amongll themfelves in 
their own praifes, in Songs of Triumph after their. Vide- 
ries. 

After this Service was thus happily accomplifhed, the Enrhp) 
marched to the water-fide, where they met with fome of their 
VefTels, by whom they were refreflied, and fupplied with Vi- 
duals and other NecefTaries : But in their march, the rell of 
the /'<'^«o/j drew into a Body, and followed them, thinking to 
have fome advantage againll: them by reafon of a Neck of 
Land; but when they- faw the JE'^g'/Z^^ prepare for them, they 
kept aloof, fo as they neither did hurt, nor would receive any. 
And after the Englijh their refrefhing, and repairing together 
for further Counfel and Dircftions, they refolved to purfuc 
their yiAory, and follow the War againft the reft : but the 
iV^ff'r^/?^^?//?^/ moft of them forfook them, and fuch of them 
as they had with them for Guides or otherwife, they found 
very cold or backward in the bufinefs, either out of envy, or 
that they thought the £'»^/;/5 would make more profit of the 
Vi<^ory then they were willing they f^ould, or elfe deprive 
them of that advantage that they defired, in making the Pequots 
become Tributaries unto them, or the like. 

por thereftof this Tragedy, I fhall onely refate the fame 
Ks k is m a Letter from Mr. fvi/rthrop to Mr. iJr^^/or^, . as 
followcth : 

IVortkj Sify 

IRtceived your loviri^ Lctttr^ £>ut Jiratghmfs of time foYhtd$ 
me : for wj deftre if to acquaint joh rcith the Lefdf great 
mere^ toroards hs^ in our prevaU'r/ig a^ainjl his and our Entr^liSy 
that you maj rejoice and f/-aife his Name Vi?it^h m. About fqur" 
[core of our men having coajled along towards the Dutch FlarttA- 
tioft.fometintes hyWater^ but mofl i>) land, met b^rs and there Vci'th 

fornc 



An.i637. New-Englands Memoria/l, 103 



fame Pequocs, Vf/ftrnthey Jlew or tooh^T^r if oners. Two Sachems 
theytook^nndhkeAded-^ and not hearing of SafacuS the chief Sa- 
chem, they gave a Prifoner his life to go md finde him out : He 
Tvettt, andlroMght them ]\>ord where he was •, htit Sz(^cusfu(peEling 
him to he a Spy^ lifter he W^/ gone^ fled away nu'th fomc twenty 
wore to the Mohawks, fo onr men miffed of hm : yet dividing 
themfelves, and ranging up and down as the Providence of God 
guided them, for the Indians were all gone fave three or four, and 
they ^new not \K>hither to guide them, or life wotddnot -, 'Vpon the 
thirteenth of this Month they lighted upon a great Company, viz. 
£ighty firong men, and two hundred Voomen and children, tn a 
fmall Indian Town fafi by a hideous Swamp, "^hich they allfipped 
into, before our men could get to them. Our Captains were not 
then come together^ but then "^as Mr, Ludlow and Captain Ma- 
fon, r^ithfome ten of their men, and Captain Vitrkk -with fome 
twenty ormore of hu,who /hooting at the Ind'uns, Captain Tr^sk 
Vcith fifty More came foon in at the mife. Then they gave order to 
furround the Swamp, it being about a Mile round -, but Lieutenant 
Davenport and fome twelve more, net hearing that Comr/tand, 
fell into the Swamp amongfl the Indians: The Swamp \\?as fo 
thicli Wlthfhrubs, and Boggie ]^->ithall, that fome finely fafi, and 
received many fljot. Lieutenant Davenport was danTeroufly 
"bounded about his Arm-hole, and another /hot in the Head, fo as 
fainting they were in great danger to have been taken by the Indians, 
^ut SergeantKxggs and Sergeant ]t^Giy, and two or three more, 
yefcuedthem, and flew Mvers of the Indians with their Swords, 
After they tfere drawn out, the Indians def red Parley, and were 
offered by Thomas Stanton <?«r Interpreter, That if they would 
come out and yield themfelves, thiy flmtld have their lives that 
had not their hand in the EngHfli Blood, V/hereupcnthe Sachem of 
the place came forth, and an old man or two, and their '^ives and 
children, and fo they /pake two hours, till it was njght : Then TllO- 
tnas Stanton was fcnt to them again, to call them forth, but they 
faid they would fell their lives there -, and fo fhot at him fo thicks, 
M if he had not been prefently Relieved and refcued on his crying 
oktf they vpould have^flain him. Then mr mn cm off a place of 

Swamp 



104 Ncw-Englands MemgrialL An. 1^537. 

Swamp ^'tth their /words, and -cooped, tip. the Indians into a nar' 
row compafs, fo as they could eafier kill them through the thickets x 
fo they contimedallthe night, fiandtng about twelve foot one from 
another, and the Indians coming up clofe to our men, /hot their 
Arrows [othickj, ns they perccd their Hat brims, 'and their fleeves 
^nd fiocks^s, and other parts of their Clothes , jet Jo ■ tniracw 
loufly did the Lerd freferve ther/i^ as not one of them "^as wounded, 
fave thofe, three who rajhlj \Vf«; into the Swamp as aforefaid. pyhen 
it was near day it grew verjdarl^, fo as thofe of them thal^ rpcre 
left, dropped away, though they Jlood ht twelve or fourteen foot 
tifunder, and ^ere prefcntly difcovered,andfome kjHed in^he purfuir. 
In the fearehing of the Swamp the next morning, they fomd nine 
/lain, and fome they pulled up, whom the Indidns had buried ^n 
■the Mire ; (0 as they do think^ that of all this Company not tiventy 
did. efcape, for they after found fome who died in the flight df their 
wounds received. Xhe Prifoners were divided, fime to thofe of 
theKw&V'i and the refitom of thefe pans.. fVe fend the Male- 
children to Bermuda's by Mr, William Pierce,^<l«i the women 
and Maid-children are di^ofed about m the Towns, There have 
been new flain and taksn iw alt, about Seven hundred, ihe rejflare 
dijperfed, and^he Indians in all quarters fo terrified, as all their 
friends are afraid to receive them. Two of the Sachems of Long- 
Ifland came to Mr. Staughton, andtendred them/elves to be under 
our -ProteBion ^ and two of the Nepannec Sachems have been 
"with me to feel^ our -Friend/hip. Among the Prifoners we Tjave 
the wife and Children of Mononotto, a woman of averymodefi 
countenance, and behaviour : It was ly her mediation that the two 
En^\i{h Maids \>(i ere /pared from death, and were kindly ufed by 
her •, fa that I have taken charge of her. One of her firfi reejuefls 
5v^, That the- £w^//y7^ would not abufe her body, and thac her 
Children might not be taken from her. Thofe Vchich Vpere 
Vfoundedwe fetched foon off by John Gallop, who came with bis 
Boat in an happy hour to bring them ViEluals, and to carry their 
wounded men to the Barque , where our chief Chirurgion was, 
)>pith Mr. Wilfon, bemg about eight leagues of. Our people 'are 
all in healthy the Lard ke praifedr And although they had marched 

in 



f^m,,mmm» i . —,■■ — — — - - — — ■■ m i ■■ ■ ■ — ■■ 

An.1637. Ucw- Enghnds Memoriaii, 105 

ift their Arms all ths day ^^nd had heen in fight all thi mght -, yet 
they prof ejfed they foMndthtmfe Ives fo^ as fhey could willingly have 
gonetofuch another hujinefs : the Captains report n>e have Jlatn 
thirteen Sachems, ht Safgcus and Monocco are flill living , this 
is the [nhjlanee of rehat I have received^ thopigh I am forced to 
omit many conJtderaHecircHmftances : fo being in much firaight- 
mfthf timet ihe ^ipsheing to depart mthin this foH-P dayes^ and in 
them the LorA Lee and Mr.^ Vane j / here break, cjf, and witk 
hearty Sdlntatiotf^ &c. / refi 

Your affured Friend, 
July 28. 1637. 

fohn IVinthrop. 

To conclude the difcourfe of this matter: This SaCactt^ the 
Pe^Hot Sachem^ being fled to the Mohavp^s^ they cut off his head, 
.and fome other osf ihe chief of thera, whether to fatisfie the 
EngUfh^ or rather the Narrhaganfets (who as 1 have heard 
hired them to do it) or for their own advantage, I know nor. 

And thus this War took end • the body of this People were 
wholly fubdned, and their Country taken from them, and fuch 
of its Inhabitants as had efcaped the heat of our revenge, by 
fire and fword, being neverthelefs ac the difpofe of the Con- 
qucrers, were by the Engn(b appointed fome to the Narrhagan* 
fcts^znd fome to the Monhegens under Vnkas their Sachem.who 
had been faithful and ferviceable to them in this War : yet the' 
^arrhaganfetswere not picafed that therafelves had not the 
folc Government of the Captives, and have fince been continu- 
plly quarrelling with the Monheags^ and have fomerimes been 
plottmg againlt the £«^///^ alfo • but to conclude, the Pe^uots 
iiave fince been taken under the immediate Government of the 
Enpifh Colonies, and live in their own Country, being Cover- 
.ned by fuch of their own, as are by the Englijh fubftituced and 
fippointed for that purpofe, 



This 



1 06 NcW'Englands MemQriall, An, 1637. 

This year Mr, ;^'/7//.;wS/W/(j?*^was cliofen (jovernour- of 
thejui'ilcfidion oF NeW-PlintoHthi And 

Mr. Timothy Eatha^ljy I 

Mr. fyUllam Col/ifr, ( ^, ^ , . 

Mr. Thomas Prmee^ > w^**^ Chofen hiS Afilflants: 



Capf. y?/;/r/ ^fW/y?., ( »" Governraenr. 

And \ 

Mr. John fetipt^j * 



This Year Mr. Thccphllas E.ucn and Mr. John Davenport^ ac- 
companied with divers other'Chriftians of fpecial eminency, be- 
cdld h i^'- ganihe fourth of tfieUnictd Colonies in New-En^Ltnd, called 
Dutch N^-m-Havctf, where they wefted a Church of Cnrift-, which 

pocabert drd continue in Gofpel Order until this day, in an amiable and 
% '-^^ ^p'S?* exempliiry manna* ^ rwtwiihftanding they have met with d\- 
^iijnnjpi •• • ^^^^ j^^^^ ^^ J erodes, both of eminent and ufefuf InRrimients, 
asalfo of a great pari; of their cftates, as in fpecial by the lofs 
of Mr. Lamkrtons ftiip. Of which fiid Ptamacion and Colony, 
I have little 10 infert, for waEvc of more full and certain intel- 
ligence. 

About this time there arofe great troubles in the Country, 
efpecially at Bofioft^ by the broaching of Antimmiizn and Ffimi- 
Ay? /r/?/ Opinions- the chief feA-Ieader thet-eof, was one Mrs. 
Hutchhfon: thefe carried on their abominabfe Tenets, with 
fuch fubtilty, under a prcrcocc of advancing fiec- grace, and 
crying up the Covenant of Grace, and down the Covenant of 
Works i as thoy took away (by their aflertions ) Grnce from 
the Covenant > yea fo clofe was this myftery of Iniquity carried 
on, as that fome of the prndentcft of the Orthodox party, 
could not (iiikcvn it at tlvc firl> •, but at length, the folly of thofe 
that were principal therein was made manifen: unto all men: 
the evil confequences thereof faced very fadly, fo a^ it influ- 
enced into their Civil State, and caufed great diflurban^e ; but 
h^ Gods bklTing on the improvemen!; of the faithful endeavours 

of 



An.i637- New-Englands Mcmoriall, 107 

of his Servants, the MefTengers of the Churches, who v/ere 
called together as a Synod to help in the cafe^ together v/Jth 
tlie prudence andinduftry of fundry principal ones nmongft 
them, both in Church and State at other times : a right under- 
f^andingoffomefe>v things, in difft^renceamongft the fincere 
and godly, was prcg'red. The Ring-leaders of the Padion 
bdng thus detected v/cre cenfufed, not only by the Church, 
but by tlie Civil pov,'er,2nd were alfo condemned to exile • v/ho 
not knowing v/here they might fit dov;n fafcly, made requefts 
unto the Government of PUmouth^ tliac they might be at an 
Ifland, that they had not hitherto improved, called by tlie Ir 
di^'As Aat^.cinct, ( and by the Englifh inhabicing it Road-JJland) 
which tlie Government of Pllmomh aforefaid, confidering they 
were their Country-men acd fellow Stibiecfts that were thus 
diltrefted, and d^ftitute of haoitacion , although they h^i their 
errors in as great diflike as thofe from whence they came , yei 
pittying-them in their prefent flraights , granted tlieir re- 
queft : To thefe having there fcated ihemfelves, and Ending 
tliatfc was a very fruitful and pleafant place, (fuch hdcz^, as 
that Colony or Jurisdidiori liatli not any the like left v;it!)in 
their patent) they foon drew many more unto them, not only 
to fill up that KLmd, but have alfo featcd two more Towns on 
the Main-, tiierein (as is Judged) incroaching upon the jufl 
rights of the aforefaid Colony of P/imccth^ and have of late 
through mif information ob:ained a Patent, not only for tlie 
places forementioned, but have alfo extended it into the hearc 
and bowels of the known & poffeffed rights of the hid Colony .- 
enderivoring to requite their kindnefs,as fomecimes i: is faid the 
Hedce-hog did by the friendly Coney. Btit it is cur great hap- 
jiineis, that as God takes notice from on hig1i of tlie unrighte- 
oufr.cfs and opprefnon of the Tons of men, fo he hath given us 
a gracious Prince, v/ho mindes the peace of His meaneR Sub- 
je<Hs/rom whofe Juflice and Prudence we do confidentty expecl 
relief, and on that afTjrance do refolve by Gods help to contain 
our felvcs from feeking tovindi'cateour wrongs infucha way 
asrtheu: injurious dealings might provoke unco. 

P 2 This 



io8 New-Engbnds MemorialL An.1637. 

This Year there was a hideous Adonfier born at Boflon in 
Ncrv-EngUnJ, of one Mrs. Air.ry Djer, a Co-parcner with the 
faid Mrs. Hutchinfoti, in the aforeHiid Herefies ; the faid Men-' 
ftcr (as iE was related to me) It tnts ^fikhot^t He^idj hn Hornf 
like. a Be/jfiy ScJrs or n rough skin Itks the fipj called tl>t Thorn- 
back, ir haci Leggs (i>id Claws like a Fotrl^ jndin other rifpeHs as 
n Woman Ch'tlde: the Lord declaring his deteftacron -of their 
Monftrous errors ( as was then thought by fome ) by this pro- 
digious Bit'th. 

Not long before thefe Troubles, tnere arrived ac Bofion one 
Sawjid Gorton^ who from tlience came 10 riimouih-^ and-upOn 
his firfl coming thither, gave fome hopes that he would have 
proved an ufeful Inflrument, but foon after, by little and little, 
difcovered himfelf to bea proud and pellilent Seducer, and 
deeply leavened with blafphemousand Fnm'iUflical Opinions : 
andobferving fuchpidions tobe fpread by fome of his Spirit 
already in the Country, he takes bis opportunity to begin to 
fowefuch feed ac Plimouth^ whereby fome were feduced, in 
fpecial one John iveekj and his Wife, who in fome ihort time 
became very Atheifts, looking for no more happinefsf then this 
world affords, not onely in praAice-fuch, but alfo in opinion. 
But tlie faid Gorton falling into fome Controverfte with one 
Mr. Ralph Smithy was.fummoned to the Court *held- at Pli- 
;«<?«//? the fourth of' December 1638, to Anfwer the faid Mr; 
Smiths Complaint; andthele he carried fo mutinoufly and 
feditioufly, as that he was fot the fame, and for his turbulent 
carriages towards both Magiftrates and Minifters in the ^Te- 
fence of the Court, Sentenced to finde Sureties for his good 
Behavioor, during the time he fliould ftay in the Jurifdiction, 
which was limited to fourteen dayes , and alfo Arherced to pay 
a confiderable Fine. In' fome fhorc time after he departed to 
Road-IJI.md, and in like manner or worfe defneaned himfelf 
there, (o as they were forced to Sentence him to fuffet Cor- 
poral Punifhment by «^/?;//>/);«^, and they Binilhed himlikcwife 
off theUknd. And from thence he with divers of his Ac- 
complices went to Fr<r^;Vf«<:r, and ther <i he and they carried fb 

in 



An. 1637. New-Englands McmorUlL ^^9 

in outrage and riocoufly, as they weie in danger to have caufcd 
Bloodlbedj fo as the Inhabitants Ibme of tlieui, vU. Mr. Ro^er 
ivtllinyris and others, were conRrained to folliclte the Govern- 
ment of i\\Q At ajfachpifets ioi- aid, and help them againll their 
Infolencies :. And for that end, fomeof them defircd to come 
under their JurifdiAio|j,and were accepted. Moreover, fever.al 
of the poor Neighbouring Natives were fo injuriouily wrong-' 
cdby themthefaid (7c/r/o«and his Company, they feeking to 
bereave them of tlieir jud: Rights of Lands by furrepticious 
wayes ^ infpeciai, Pomham ^ud^ Sokamko^ two petty S^tchems UeAxfwcrof 
living not forre of! from Providence^ v/ho were bereaved of ^^f E window 
their Jul} Rights in Lands, by improving the Tyranny of A<fi- ^fi^^'l^^^'/J^l 
anton'mok^^ the then chief Sachem of the ISUrrhaganfetSy for simpllcitios 
the procuring thereof, which necefiicated the ftid under- acfenc<agi nQ 
Sachems to make their Appeal to the Court of the MajfacJou- the fcvcn hta. 
/?ir; for help in their opprefled condition, fubjcding thenifelves '^•'^^fV^'^^^'^j. 
and their Lands unto their Jurifdidion likewife: which caufed ^a)lii& parti. 
the faid Government to Require their Appearance at Boflon^ cuUrmdiitnct 
to Anfwer the Complaints of thofe opprelTed Englifh and /«- conccmhig nil 
dians. But notwithHanding they feverai tinies fent to them (^( tranf^ams. 
with ail gcntlencfs and courteous exprefiions, iliey neicher ap- fjJ'f(,^l'!Jlj 
peared, nbr fenc facisfying Reafons for their abfence •, but in "dfir' 'l:mnabie 
(lead t-liereof, many infoienr, proud, railing, opprobrious Re-' ettohs, 
turns : fo that the faid. Government faw there was no lemedy, 
but to fend force toconRrain them to come-, which they ac- 
cordingly pe4-formed, and Committed the faidCorro;; and fe- 
verai of 'them to Ward : and during the time of their Impri- 
fonmenr, they carried ftill very proudly and audacioufly to- 
wards all in place of Authority, fparing not to reproach, abufe 
and traduce the moR Honourable and Reverend boch in Church 
and State; and which is yet worfe, fpared not blafphemoufly 
to fly upon the Lord Jefus himfelf, his Word and Ordinances, 
in-fiKha mahhera^ fcarce in any Age any Hereticksor Apo- 
rtatcs ^aye done the like : Not onely abandoning and rejeding 
allCivilPower and Authority, (except moulded according to 
their own Fancies^ but belching out eriours in their Fami/i- 

P . i Jlicat 



lio }<lcW'Eno\znds MemorialL An. 1637. 

fiicaU ^/le fortes (if I may fo call them) as (to fpeak with holy 

-rcvefenccj they rendred the Lord Chfift no other then an 

Imagination ^ fhunning not blafphemoufly to fay, That Chrlfl 

HorrihUTml' \ipai l^ut a Pjador» anJtrefimhlance'iff tfhat is done in ever) Chi' 

J!{Z,fl -ffuZfif^f^ i ^^^iChrifi Was iKcary.ate in Ad^m, md ypas that Im^e 

wtrt (pollen b^y ^J G°^ ^'herein h.<\^my>pas crcinted^ and. That hu bein^ borr 

and dijfn Utile ^.fterwards of the Virgin }Aity, and ftijferin^^ was l>ftt a mam- 

"fron the- (ftrjed -f^fiatiox of his ff firing in Adam- That Man's lojifig Cods 

^^YlIa'^* /z^^^-, •n>as the Death of Chrifi-, That Chrijl is the Covenant 

^HcnfyiikoU P^'^P^^^y '-^ and, Thai Faith and Chrijl area/lone: They C2\\ the. 

holy Word, and Sermons of Salvation,- Tales •^' the I.ords- 

SUpper, An ,Abowinationy^V[<i A Spell -^ Baptifm, Vanity and 

Abomination'^ theMinifters of the Word, Necromancers: and 

by other opprobrious terms villifie and rraduce them. Much 

•more rafghtbcfpoken and mentioned of this ftuff,' which they 

have not been afhanled to divulge.,^but a little' is enough : 

fave but to give the Keader tJ6 fee' the Lords goodnefs towards 

fats poor people in iV<^ii'-^«_^y^W, that hath delivered uS, and 

faved us of his grace from- their pernicious deftruftlve wayes, 

and hath fo deteded thdr folly, as it is made manifeft to all 

men. In fine, the faid (7<?>t^« and his feliow-I^rifoners were 

fevera) of them Sentenced to remain in durance in fevcral 

Towns of thejurifdidionof the Ma fachi(fcts for fix Months, 

gnd afterwards Baniflied. 

He was fffubtile Deceiver,, courteous in 'his carriage to all 
atfome times (for his own ends) but foon moved with pafiion, 
and fo loJl: tbat which he gained upon thefimple. To (hut up 
what Ihavetofiy conterninghim, which rsfad-, He is fince 
become a fordid man in his lift, as he hath been declined to be 
in his clirfed PrJihcipies and Opinions, and hath not fliunned to 
fay and affirm, That all the felicity we are like to have, we 
mijfl: expect in this life, and no more: and therefore ^id/ikd 
oncwitKw'bom'hehadfon:^ fpeech, to make npjch of her 'pif 
fcr\^ie mtif& expefl no More ht tvhat p)e could enjoy in this fife 
or words to,tiie fame cfifed.^ Thus evitryknand deceivers grorv 
Wor/e. . audi IVflrfi", deceiving and king deceived, 2 Tim , 3 . 1 3 . 

1638. 



An.i63fJ. New-Engiancfs MernonafL 



III 



I <? 3 8. 

T"/^ y^^.^i'^f*^^."'^'^"^''''''^^ wasChofen Govemour of 
the JurifdiCtion of Ncw-Plimomh : 

Mr. fVi/liam Bra^forJ^ -n 
Mt, Edward ^iftjlow, ) 

C^pt^in Jkfilef StaftdiAf ^, . 

Mr. fohn Men, K^ert Chofen Afliaants in Go- 

W^Johnjemy, C vernmenc. 

Mr. %hn Atwood, \ 
Mr. fohn BrovDft, J 

This year three men were Executed for Robbing and Mur- 
thtnn^^ri Indian TiQ^t ProvldeKce, which befides che Evidence 
that came. againft them,' they did in fubftance Confefs againft 
themfelves, and were Comiemned by Legal Tryal. Some have 
thought jc great fevericy, to Hang three Englifh for one Indian- 
but the more Confideratc will eafily fatisfie themfelves for the 
Legality of It : and indeed, fhoiild we fuffer their Murtherers 
togounpumfhed, we might juftlyfear that God would fuffer 
themto take a more fharp Revenge. By fuch Arguments was 
the Government of Piiwomh moved by the Government of 
the Majfachfifas to do Juftice in the cafe. And here may be 
noted, That the ^4/^f^«y?//i-efufed this Tryal, as befng com- 
mitted in the Jurifdidion of Plimet^th-^ and they of Road- 
J (land having Apprehended them, delivered them to the afore- 
f<iid Jurifdidion of PiimoKtk on the famegrounds. 
■ This Year, about the fecond of f:ine, there was a great and 
feartul Emhquake : It was heaid before \i c^mo with a 
rumbling Noife, or low murmure, li^eunto remote Thunder. 
It came from the Nonhwards, and pafled Southwards • as the 
Koife- approached near, the Earth began to quake, and it 
came ac length wi{b that vioknce, as caufed Ha-rcers,' Difliesi. 

an4 



112 Ncw-Englands -W<r/wm<j//. An.1639. 

and fuch like things which flood upon Shelves, to chuter and 
fall down • yea, people were afraid of their Houfes ; and it 
wasfo, astiiat fomebeing without doors could not Hand, bun 
were fain to catch hold of Polls and Pales to prevent them 
from falling. About half an hour after, or lefs, came another 
Noifc and (liaking, but not fo loud nor ftrong as the former. 
It was not onely on the Land, but at Sea alfo •, for fome Ships 
that were on the Sea coafl were fhaken by it : fo powerful is 
the mighty hund of the Lord, as to caufe both the Earth A>td 
Nihum I. Seato JJjake^ mdthe Ahuma'D^stotremhle before hint: His ivay 
3)4>? ^' is in the lyhirl^'ind^ ^nd the ftorm and the Clouds are the dufi of his 

feet -^ the Rocks are throirn doypn before him : }yho can ftAnd before 
his indignation ? and \v/:;o can abide in the fiercenep of his anger ? 



16^9, 

THis Ycai: Mr. William Bradford was Chofen Governour 
of PUmouth : 

Mr. Thomas Prince^ 

Captain Miles Standipj, 

Mr. John Aldcn^ 

Mr. John Brown, )^ were Chofeii Afliftants. 

Mr. William Collier, 

Mr. Timothy Hatherlj, 

Mr. fohn fenny, 

ThisYear HARVARD C OL LEDGE was Ere(f^c^ 
at Cambridge in Nerv-England , which was fo called in Re- 
membrance of a worthy Gentleman , who hberally Contri- 
buted towards the Charge of the Eredingof it. 

This Year the great Sachem woofamtcjuen, fomctimes called 
Majfafoiet, and Mooanam bis Son, came into the Court held 
at"" PUmoHth in NewEmtand, on the Five and twentieth day 

of 



An.i639. New-Englands Memonxtl, ^'3 

of Septemkr, in their own proper perfons, and defired that 
the ancient League and Confederacy formerly made with the 
Government of Pliimuth/dforcfdid^ (wherein he acknowledged 
himfelf Subjed to the King of England and his Succeffors ) 
may ftand, and remain inviolable : And the fald jvoofameqtun 
'Ah^ Adooanam his Son, for themfelyes and their Succeffors, ^l^ w tkit here Is 
faithfully promife to keep and obferve the Covenants and Con- cnllcd^ Mooa- 
ditions therein expreffed and contained, which on their parts ^^^'V["^ ^!l.J^ 
are likewife to be kept and obferved. And the faid ivoofame- J'^f ll\J^^' 
cjucn , and Mooanam his Son , did then alfo promife to the vvamfntia ; it 
whole Court aforefaid, That he nor they ^ill nor will need- bm^jffuixll fo/ 
lefly or uiijuftly raife any quarrels, or do any wrong to other -the indians^ to 
Natives,to provoke them to War againft him- and, That he nor ^;^^S^« '^^'^ 
they (hall not Give, Sell or Convey any of his or their Lands, 
Territories or PolTefiions whatfocver, to any perfon or perfons 
whomfoevcr, without the privity and confent of the Govern- 
ment oiPlimoath aforefaid, other then to fuch as the faid Go- 
vernment (hall fend or appoint. All which Conditions the 
faid woofamecjmn^ and JHooanam his Son, for themfelves and 
their Succeffors, did then faithfully promife to obferve and 
keep. And the whole Court , .in the Name of the whole 
Government, for each Town refpedively, did then likewife 
Ratifie and Confirm the aforefaid ancient League aud Confe- 
"deracy ^ and did alfo further promife to the faid woofame^^en^ 
and Mooanam his Son, and their Succeffors, That they Jhall 
and Will from time to time defend the faid Woofamequen, and ^^ ^^^ f^^ 
M(x>2Lmm hts Son, and their Succeffors, when need and occafion ^^^''^^' 
Jljall require , againfl alt fuch as fiall unjujilj rife up againft 
them to ^rong or opprefs them unjuflly. 



I 6 4 0* 



114 



New-Eoglands Memonall, An. 1640 41. 



1 ($ 4 o< 



M 



R. mtlUm Bradford was Elefted Covernour of the 
ludfdidion of PUmofuhi 



Mr. Thofftas Prince^ 
Mr. will am C oilier ^ 
Mr. John Broivn, 
Captain A^iles Strndifh^ 
Ml:. Timothy Hathcrly^ 

and 
Mr. Edmond Frcematt, 



] 



i'>wcre Eleded Affid^nts. 



t (^ 4, I. 

*Hjs Year Mr. fvUHam Bradford was Bleded Governo^ir 
of the Jarifdii^ion of New-PUmouth; 



Mr. Edward winjlow^ 
Mr. Thomas Prince^ 
Mr. William Collier^ 
Captain -4^//f/ Standifh^ 
Mr. Timothy Hathcrfy^ 
Mr. ^^J^w Brovpn^ and 
Mr, Edmond Frema», 



were Chofen Afllftants 
to him in Governracnc, 



1642. 



An. 1 641. Ncw-Englands Memoriall. 115 

I 6 ^ z. 

T His Year Mr. prl/Ham Bradford was*Ele<fled Govcrnour 
of the Jurifdidion of Niw-Plirnohth : 



Mr. Edward rvin/loiv, 
Mr. Thomm Prince^ 
Mr. mliiam Collier^ 



were Eleded AlTiflants 



Mr. Timothy Hatherly, ^ to himinGovernmenr. 

Mr. fonn Brovpn^ \ 

Mr. William Thomas^ and 
Mr. Edmond Freeman, 

In reference unto the three years lafl: fpecified, although I 
have no fpecial Providence to take notice of, particularly to 
aiTign to each of them, fave the continuance of Gods mercy 
and goodnefs in the Annual Eledion of godly and able Ma- 
giftrates in the Jurifdidion of PHmouth, as is before-noted •, 
yet notwithftanding we are to take notice of the continued 
Peace and Plenty, with which not onelythefe three years (re- 
llridively confidered) but alfo for many years together both 
before and after them , Nerv-England was fo marvellouQy 
gratiated. But that which is more, that about thefe times 
the Lord was pleafed of his great goodnefs richly toaccom- 
plifh and adorn the Colony of Plimouth (as well as other Co- 
lonies in New-England) with a confiderable number of god- 
ly and able Gofpel-Preachers , who then being difperfcd 
and difpofcd of to the feveral Churches and Congregations 
thereof, gave Light in a glorious and refplendent manner, as 
burning and (hinmg Lights : Which mercy and tranfcendent 
favour, had not Sin and Satans envy interpofed, might have 
vendred them greatly happy and profperous •, it being ob- 
ferved. That where Gofpel-difpenfation flourifheth , there 
Profperjry in other refpeds may ufually be expeded. 

CL2 in 



'^^ New Englands Memorlili. An. 1643. 

Inrefercnceunto the honour of God, and due refpcdi' un- 
to fuch worthy I nflruments, I chought meet co nominate feme 
of the fpeciaileit of them ; viz,. 

Mr. Charles CIoaum^^ Mr. Simud Newman, 

Mr, Willt'am Hooky Mr. William Leverkh, 

Mr. Nicholas Street, Mr. Richayd Blinma?i, 

Mr. Jolm Laythrop, Mr. Edtvard Bulk/y^ 

Mr. ^ohn Mayo y Mx. J ol^n Miller, 

Mujohn Reyner, Mr. A^armaduke Matthews^ 
Mr. Ralph Parsridgt^ 

With fomc others that might be named, Thefe fome of them 
liayednot long ere they removed, Tome into the Neighbour- 
Colonies, fome into C>/^-£;?^/<«W, and others to their Eternal 
ReO, whereby the faid Jurifji(^ion was wanting in a great mea^ 
fare for fome time of fuch n Blefiing : Howbeir,the Lord hath 
fince graciouHy raifed up a fupply to divers of the fiid Congre- 
gations, and more may be expeded according to his Promifes. 



T 



'His Year Mr. William BraJford was ek^d Governour. 
of thejurifdidionof Netv-Piimtithi And 

Ivlr. EdrvjirdjVtfjJloyfi -. 

Mr. Th'om.is Prince^ j 

Mr. iVtUUm Colllrr, I , ^ t • » n-n > 

Mr. Timothy m^hrly, Uere chofen b,s AOiQants 

Mr. John Brmn, ^ ( «n Government, 

Mr. Edmond JFreema/j^ \ 

And Mr. lylliUm Thomas,^ 

This Year abouc the eighteenth day of Jpril died Mr. ;n/- 



An,.i643. New-Enghnds j^^w^^-m//. 117 



Ham Brfwfler^ the Ruling Elder of the Church of Chrifl at 
PHmouth -^ concerning whom, I could fay much of mine own 
knowledge-, but 1 (hail concent my fcif, only to infert the ho- 
nourable Tellimony th^it Mr. /^/7/m^?; Bradford dccQTi^cd^ halh 
left written with his own hand, concerning him, 

Saich he, A^f^ dear Frhnd Afr. William BrewRer was u 
WATt that had done and fhjfercd much for the Lord Jeftu^ and the 
Cofptlsfakfy and h^uh born his p.irt In weal and ivoe^ Uv'//; this poor 
verfecMted Churchy iibove thirty fx years,, in England, Holland, 
and in this Wilderiiefs •, and done the Lord an^ them faithful fer- 
vice in his place and calling : and notivithjlandhig the many tra^hhi 
andforrorvs he pajfcd through, the Lord upheld hi?n to a great age •, 
he Was fofir /core and fmr years c'f age when he died -^ he had this The death of 
blejpng added by the Lord to all the refl, to dye tn hU bed in pnace a- ^'"' >^d^im 
wongft the tnidfl of his friends ^ivho mourned and Wept ov.'r him^ ' ' 
and miniftred what help and comfort they could unto him ; and he 
(fgain recoryipenfed them whiles he could : hU (ichncfs rvas not long^ 
and until the lajl day thereof, he did not wholly k^ep his bed, hi4 
fpecch continued until fomcwhat more then half a day before his 
death, and then failed him, afid about nine, or ten of the cloc^ that 
evening he died without any pangs at all-, a few hours before, he 
drew his breath Jhort, and fome few minntes before his laj}, he drei» 
his breath long, as a man fallen into afonndfleep. Without any pangs 
or gafping, aridfofweetly departed t his life unto a better, 

I Would mw demand of any, tvhat he Was the Worfe for former . 
ftijferings ? What, do I fay worfe f no, he was the better, and they 
mw added to his honor : It is a manifell token (^ faith the Apoflle ) i Th<(T. t. 
of the righteous Judgement of God, that we may be counted S)<^^7" 
worthy of the Kingdom of God,for which we alfo fuflfer^ feeing 
it is a righteous thing with God, to recompence tribulation to 
them tlut trouble you, and to you who are troubled, reft with 
us wben the Lord Jefus fliall be revealed from Heaven, with his 
mighty Angels •, and if you be reproached (faith the Apoflle 1 Per. 4. 14. 
Peter ) for the Name of Chrift, happy are ye, for the Spi- 
rit of God and of Glory Oiali refl upon you : what though he 
wanted the riches and pleajHres of the World in this life^ and Pom- 

Q^ 3 pM 



Xi8 Hc\M-En^\ainds MefTJOriall. An.1643. 

pom monumriH! of hU Funeral? jet the memorini of the Juft 
Prov. 10 17. (Yi^w {5^ bleOVd, when the name of the wicked (hall roc ( x'^ith 
thrir Marl?/c AionMmtnts.) He was tve/I educated in learning^as At 
inferiotir Sclmlf^f) ^Ifo at theVniverfitj -^ a»d from thence -rvtnt 
to the Court ^ and there ferved Mr. Davifon n godly Ce»tkman^ 
and Secretary of State to ^lucen Elizabeth, and at tended him on his 
Erribtiffiige'vAtoWQ>\\xx\^^ andw.is iniptoyed hy him in matters of 
greatefi trptji- -, as in kfc-piyig of the Keys of the Cautionary Towns 
delivered up to hir/f for her Afajcfty^ and things of the like nature • 
his A'fajler )\<ottId ahvayes in private confer rvith him as a friend or 
((jtfal: he '^.fteryvards lived in good efieem in his cvfn Country ^ and 
did much good, until the troubles of thcfe times enforced his remove 
;>(} Holland, W/o/VjMNew-Eiigland, ^;7f/\iM^/« both places of 
ftngular ufe and benefit to the Church and ^People of Plimoiuh 
V9,htreof heyvas-^ being eminently qualified for fuch yoorl^As the 
Lord had appointed him unto^of vohich fhould I [peak, particularly 
as I wight, I pjould prove tedious : I Jhak content my^ (elf therefore 
cnly to have made honorable mention in general of fo "worthy a 
man^ 

And here I might take occafion to mention with admiration, 
the marvellous pro\'idencc of God, that notwithftanding the 
many changes and hai dOiips that this people, vis:^ the firft Plan- 
tet-s at Nei» PHmouth went through,and the many Enemies they 
had,and difficulties they met withal,that fo many of them (hould 
liveuntil very old age: It was not only this Reverend mans 
condition, but many more of them did the like^fome dying 
l)efore and about this time, and fomc living, who attained to 
fixty year« of age, and to fixty five, divers to feventy, and fome 
to more then eighty as he did : It mufh needs be more then or- 
dinary, aod above natwrah-eafon that foic ihonld be •, for it is 
found in experience, that changing of Air, Famine, and un- 
wholfome Vood, much drinking of Water, Sorrows.and 
Troubles kj-c. Jill of them arc enemies to health, caufes of 
muchdifeafes, Confumersof natural vigor, and the bodies of 
men, and fhortners of life^ and yet of all thefe things they 
had a large and long part, and fuffered deeply in the fame-. 

th6y 



An.i643. New- Eng lands /^i'wmrf//. ii^ 

they went from £«^/i?W co HolLxnd^ where they found both 

worfe Air & DieT,thcn that they came from- from thence,endu- 

riag a long imprifonmenc in the fliipj> at Sea into Nen>- England-^ 

& how it hath been wich them here hath already been flicwn, & 

what crofles, troubles,' fears,wancs and forrows tliey have been 

liable unto, is eafily to be difcerned, foas in fome fort they may 

fay with the Apoftle, they were m J^urmjs often^ in perils of i Cor. xi. 

I^aters^in perils of Robbers^ in perils cf their'^wn Nation, in ^^''^7- 

f erf Is amongfi the Heathen^ in perils in the jyilderncfs, in 'perils in 

the Sea, in perils amongji- falfe Brethren^ in V^earinefs, in painff/l- 

Kefs, in watching often, in hnnger, thirfl, in fafin^r ofien^ in 'cold 

and nak,ednffs : What was it then that upheld'them? It was 

Gods vification that preferved their fpirics., he that upheld the Jobio.u. 

Apoftle/uphtld them : They "^cre perfec^ted ht'not forfaken, ca/l ^ Cor.4 9. 

down b fit perifxd not, ^s unknown tind jet k^^own, as dying and he- z Cor. 96. 

hold Tre live, as chaftened and yet not killed. 

God(itfeems) would have all men behold fuch works of 
his Providence, as thefe are towards his people, that they in 
like cafes might be incouraged to depend upon him in their 
trials, and alfo blefs his Name when they fee his goodnefs to- 
wards others • A4 (^.n hv e snr^th) bread only \ It is not by dainty Dcur.8 3. 
fare, peace, reft and hearts eafe, iKi enjoying contentments and 
good things of this World only, that preferves health and pro- 
longs life: God (in fuch examples) would have the World 
cake notice, that he can do it without them ^ and if the World 
will fliut their eyes and take no notice thereof, yet he would 
have his people to fee and confider it : Daniel could be in better 
liking with Pulje, then with the Kmgs dainties- Jacob, though he 
went from one Nation to another People, and paffed through 
Famine, Fears and many afflidions, y»et he lived until old age, 
and died fweetly and reded in the Lord,a5 many others of Gods 
fervants have done, andftilldo through Gods goodncfs, not- 
withftandingallthemahceof their enemies^ whin the branch Job ij.ji. 
of the -Kicked fhall be cut off before his day, and the bloody and de- Pfal. jsij. 
Ctitful man (hall not live cut half his dayes. 

By reafon of the plotting of the Narrhaganftts ever Hnce the 



I20 Ncw-Englands ^(fWf?r/W/. An.1643. 

Pt^kot War , the IndLvis were drawn into a general confpiracy 
agaiaQche £^^//y7;in all parts, a? was m pare difcovercd the 
year before, and now made more plain and evident, by manji 
difcoveries and free confeilions of fundry /;7^/4»/, upon feve- 
ral occafions, from divers places, concurring in one ^ with fuch 
other concurring circumllances, as gave the Et^glifh fufficiently 
to underiland the truth thereof, and to think of means how to 
prevent the Hime. In which refped, together with divers other 
and more weighty reafons , the four Colonics (t//^. )the 
J-^(jJfachufcts^ PUmotith^ ConcHicot and NeW'-Haven^ entred 
into amore near Union and Confederation the nineteenth day 
of May 1643. and the Articles of the faid confederation were 
figned by the Commifiioners of the faid Jurifdi(^ions refpe- 
(!^ivcly, by which were Authorized thereunto, viz. 

John fVtnthrop Governour of the Alajfjchu/etf,, 

Thomas Budlq. 

£dward IV'injlow, 

IVilliam Collier, 

Edyvdrd Hopkins, 

Thomas Grigfon, 

Theophilm Eaton, 

George Fenwicl^ 

The faid Articles at large> with fundry other particulars ap- 
pertaining thereunto, together with the particulars concerning 
the plotting, contrivem.ents, menacings and infolencies of the 
Nitrrhagnnfets againft the EngUjh^ together with the provifion 
SteAdsof thi and preparation made by the £«^///^ for an expedition againft 
Commifliioners them, with the yleldings and compliance of the (aid Narrhagan- 
for nhc United y^^^ j-q the Efiglt/b, and the Corapofition and Articles of agree- 
cobniesofUE^ ment made with them, dr. thcfe are all to be feen as they are 
/ij. 1^44. M ^j. j^j.gg extant in the Records of the Commi/fioncrs for the 
^ ' United Colonies of New-England^ whercunto I refer the 

Reader. 

1644. 



An.i644. New-Englands Memoriall. 12 1 

I 6 ^ ^9 

THis Year Ur. Edward friffjtow was Elcded Governour 
of cheJui-ifdi(flionof Ntw-PUmouth: 

Mr. Willimj Bradford, 

Mr. Thontns Prlnctj 

'U.'C.y/illUm Collier. , t-i a « . . . .».« 

Mr. 7-im.r^. H.f/;rr/;\^'S5 ^^'^'^ ^'^ AflTiaantS m 

W.John Bror,n, ( Governmenr. 

Mr. fVi/lUm Thoma/j 

Mr. Edmond Freeman^r 

This Year Mr. 7^^» Atmod died, he was a godly man, fingu- 
larly endowed with the grace of Patience, and having a large 
eftate became a ufeful benefador to the Colonic of Nerv 
Plimouth • he departed this life,exprefling great Faith in Chrift, 
and a cheerful expedition of the rcftoration of his body at the 
general Refurreftion in Glory. 

This Year many ot the Town of PUmotithy by reafon of 
fome ftraights that were upon them, took up thoughts of re- 
moving to forae other place for their better accommodation, 
and for that end made a m^orc exad and particular difcovery of 
a place called by the Indians, Nf.mfet-^ which place being purcha- 
hA by them of the Indians , divers of the conllderableft of the 
Church and Town removed thither,and creded a Town, which 
is uow called by the name of Eaflham, 



R iW. 



122 New-Englands MenmUlL An. 1645. 



I tf 4 5t 

THiis year Mr. wlUtAm Tf/fdford ms Elefted Governour 
of the lurifdidion of Ne^'Plhmmh, And 

Mr. Edward fFhtpWf 
Mr. Thomas Prince, 

C^i^t, Mjles Stmdijh, > Were Eleded his AHiftantS 
Mr. Timothy Hathcrty, \ >" Government. 
Mr. fehn BroV^n, & 
Mr. Edmond Freemany • 

The Cocimillioners of the United Colonies of New-Eh- 
gUnd were called together tWs Year, before their ordinary 
. time of meeting, partly in regard of fome differences between 
^!isklTthttZ the J'yf^fA and the Government of the Majfachnfets, about 
0/ |uly> 114J. their aiding of Monfdr Larore^g^lnlik A/o^feir de Afitncy, and 
partly about the /W//?»/, who had broken their former agree- 
ments about the peace concluded the year before ^ as concern- 
ing fuch condufions and determinations which pafTcd in this 
meeting, in reference to the premjfes, I (hail refer the Reader 
untotheA<5lsof the laid Coramiffioners for that Year, as they 
are recorded at large. 



1^464 



An.1646. Ncw-Englands MernorialL ^^5 



^l"i 



His Year Mr. rvllllam Bradford was Chofen Goveunour 
of thejurisdidion of New-Pllmomh : 

Mr. Edward pylnjlow^ ^ 
lAt. Thomas Prince^' J 

Mr. jViUiam Collier, ( r-i a 4 i • * rt-zi a 

Captain ^//rx i-M^r/^, \ were Eleded his AAiftantS 

Mr. r/w.r/7 H.f ^^r/7. C ^" Govenimenr, 

And \ 

Mr. Edmond JPreem^fJ, J 

About the middle of May this Year, there came three Men 
of War into PlImoHth HarboUr^ under the command of Captain 
Thomas Cromvei, who had taken feveral Prizes from the 
Spaniards, by Commiffion from the Earl of VFarmch^'. they 
were full of monies, filks, and other rich goods, fomeof whicn 
they left behinde them. They were a company of lufly ftouc 
men, but very unruly and hard to govern 5 notwichftanding^ 
the care and vigilance, both of fuch as were m Authority of 
fUmouth, and alfo of their own Commanders, who could hardt 
ly yeftrain them, efpecially from inordinate drinking and quar- 
relling : It proved. fatal to one of them, who being quarrelling 
with One of their own company, and being commanded by 
their Captain to forbear, he giving very provoking Language, 
and alfo attempting to' draw upon his Captain ♦ he took his 
Rapier from him, and flruck him on the head, with the Hilt, of 
which woundjthree or four dayes after he died:the Captain was 
tried by a Council of War, and acquitted by the largenefs of 
his Commiftion. 

This Year Mr. Edward VFinflo-a> went for England, upon 
occafion that fome difcontented perfonj, under the Govern- 
ment of the Majfachrfetfj fought to ^rouble their peace, and 

R 2 difturb 



i^* Ncw-Englands Meri9oriall. An. 1647. 

dirturb, if not innovate their Government, by laying many 
fcandals upon them, and intended to profecute again ll them in 
BrtgUni^ by Petitioning and Complaining to the P arlUrritnt . 
AUo Samficl Gorton :ind his company, made complaint againH 
them i fo as they made choice of Mr. VVinJlorv to be their 
Agent to make their defence, and gave him Commiffion and 
Inllrudions for that end : in which he fo carried himfdf, as did 
u'ellanfwer their ends, and cleared them from any blame and 
difhonour, to the fhsrae of their Adverfaries. After this he 
fell upon other imployments in EngUtui^ which detained him 
there, fo as he returned not again to Neiv-Etig/and any more, 
whofeabfence hath been much to the weakening of the Go- 
vernment of Ne-iv-PIimoffth, who had large experience of his 
help and ufefulnefs amongfl: them in Government, err. of whom 
I have more to infert in honour of fo worthy a (gentleman in 
its more proper place. 



1 ^r 4. 7, 



M 



R. rri/iiam BrAdford Was Eleftcd Governour of the 
JurifdiAion of NeX^-PItMo/ith ; 



Mr. EdrvArti TVinflow^ 
Mr. Thomas PriMce^ 
Mr. William Collier, 



were EleiJled his Afll^ 



Mr. Timothy Hathcrly |> ^^^^g -^^ Government. 

Captain MiUs Standifh, 
Mr. Jehft Brovptty And 
Mr, milim Thmaf, 

This 



An. 1 647. Ncw-Englands Memori&ll. 125 

This Year tfie whole Land, but more cfpecially ihe Church 
aiid Town of Hartford on ConeHicot^ fufldined a great and 
more then ordinary Lof^-; bytheDe.uhof that mofteniincnc 
Servant of Jefus Chrilt Mr. ThowM flookrr , who in ihc '^''' ^'^'^ "^ 
Month of ffi/j m this year changed this Life for a better ■, ^''' ^°^^'^''* 
Concerning whofe Piety, Learning, and lingular dexterity in 
Preaching the Gofpcl with anfwerablefuccefs, the many Souls 
wrought upon by his Minlflry in both Old-EngLwd and Ncw^ 
dogiveforth a large Tcnimony • nnd withal), ns an addition 
to the former,, thofe Learned and Profitable Works penned 
by him for the Refutatioiv of Errour,- and guiding and' con- 
firming of the Saints in- the Wayes of Chrift: In which re- 
fpeds, with others, hisName will live, and is Embalmed •, and 
doth remain, and v/ill be as a- precious Oyntment in the Chur- 
ches, and amongfl the Saints, in prefent and future Ages. 

This fpeciaj Servant of Chrift, asheferved his Mafter with 
great Zeal, Love, Wifdome, and Sincerity ^ fo he ended his 
Life with much Comfort and Serenity ; fo as it is rare that was 
faid of him, That the peace Vihlch^he had in hlieving thtrtj 
years before bis death ^ toas firm find not touched hj the Adverfary 
mti/lthe period of his life: And with much joy and peace in 
believing he fell aflcep in the Lord, and was honourably buried 
at Hartford on Conellicot. 

In whofe Memorial, I fhall here fnfert the Tuneral EUgies of 
two eminent Divines, written upon his Death. 

On wy Reverend and dear Brother^ Mr. Thomas Hooker, 
Late Paftor of the Church at Hartford on Ceneflieot, 

TO fee three things \^as holy AuHins Vt^iJ^^ 
Rome in her Flower^ Chrifl Jefm in the Flejh^ 
yIndViuli'th Pulpit : Lately men wight (ee^ 
Twofirftydndrriore^ in Hooliers Aiiniflry, 

Zion in Beamy ^ is a fairer fight ^ 

Then Rome ;';; flower, with all hcrglery dieht : 

K I ret 



126 Ncw-Eng!ands MetnoridL An. 1647. 



Jet Zions Beauty didniofi dearlj Jhine 

Jfi Hookers R(i/e, andDoSlrine'. both Vivim, 

Chrlfi in the Spirit, u mon'thn Chrifl in Fhf^y 
Our Souls to cjuicke»', <^nd our States to Hefs ? 
Jet Chrifi in Spirit brake forth mightily. 
In faithful Hookzi^s fearchifi^A^ifiiJlry. 

Paul iti the Pulpit\ Hooker could not reach ^ 
Jet did He Chrifi in Spirit fo lively preach. 
That living Hearers thought He did inherit 
A. double Portion of Pauls lively Jpirit, 

Prudent in Rule, in Argnwent quicks, full t 
Fervent in Prayer, tn Preaching- poiverfull : 
Thai Well didlearned Ames record bear. 
The like to Him he never Wont to hear, 

'Tw4i of Geneva's PVorthies faid^ nvith Wonder, 
(Thofi fVcrthies Three:) Tar ell wastve^t to Thunder'^ 
Virec, like Rain, on tender grafs to fbower j 
^»f Calvin, lively Oracles to pour. 

All thefe in Hookers (pirit did'remai?t .• 
A Son of Thunder, and a Shower of Rain, 
A pourer forth of Lively Oracles, ■ 
In faving Souls, the fum of Miracles, 

Now buffed Hooker, thou art fet on high, 
Above the thanklefsWorl/i, and cloudy j:^V.* 
Do thou of all thy labour reap the Crown, 
whilf^ We here r^ap the feed ivhich thoH bajt. fow/i* 



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Ah.-i<j47' ticw-Enghnds Memorial/, 127 

A Lamentation for the Death of that Precious and Worthy Mi- 
nlfter of Jefus ChriH:, Mr. Thomas Hooker^ who <i^\.t(i JhIj 7, 
1647. as the Sun was Setting : the fame hour of the day 
died bleffed Cahift, that glorious Li^hr. 

Come ftghs^ come forrows, let's lament this Rod^ 
ivhlch hathhereav*djis of this Man of God: 
A Man ef God^ which came from God to men^ 
And now from them is gohs to God agen. 
Bid foy depart^ hid Merriment he gone ♦, 
Bid Friends fland hj\, fit fdrrowftil alone. 
But ah ! what farrow can he to faffce^ 
Though Heaven and Earth Were filled with our cries ^ 
The Clouds were turned into drops of tears ^ 
The Mourning (or to lafl an Age of Tears ? 
'Twere all too little to lament his death, 
whofe life fo precious Was for Heaven and£arth. 
Job wijh'dhis day might ^uite forgotten me^ 
which hr ought him forth this Worlds light fir fl to fee f 
let not the day numhred he i*th Tear,'' 
That took^this Light out of our Hemijphere, 
A fatal day^ a day of fadprefage 
To PCS furvivers of this prefent Age : 
The hour of thy deceafe When Sun went down, 
when light turn*ddarl^, when heavens hcgan tofrowtt* 
^Tis ominous to m who faw his lights 
That Grace provoked fhouldturn our day to night •• 
AndGojpels light which fiineth from on high , 
Should clouded he, and darkped in our skje. 
O happy dayeSy when (ttch Lights fnne on Earth \ 
O hitter dayes, when they are hid heneath t 
This is our grief. He which lafefijin*d on high 
Js hid in grave, and now heneath doth lye. 
Let Hartford figh, and fay, Tve loft a Trcafure ; 
Let all New-Engtand mourn at Ocds Difple/iffirco 

In 



Ii8 New-Englands MemorUH. An.1647, 

In taking from m one wore grachus^ 

Then is the Gold of Opiiir yrtcloHr, 

Svoett v/AS the fmi/our which his grace did ^i^^i 

It feafon'd i^Hthe place where he did live : 

Bis Name did as an OIncment give it's fmell, 

ylnd nil hare Vfitnefs th.U it favour* d ivell. 

Wifdome, Love, Meeknefs, Friendly Courtcfie, 

Each Moral Vircue, Vfith rare Pietie, 

Pure Zeal, yet mixt with mildefl: Clemency, 

Did all conjpire in this one Breaft to lye. 

Deep ivas his Knowledge, Judgemenc was acy.te • 

His Dodr'me folid^ which none could confute. 

To Minde ht gave light of intelligence^ 

uind fearch'd the. corners of the Confcience : 

To Sinners Jlohty vv/vV/; no Lavo.£ou-ld bring under ^ 

To themheivus a Son of dreadful Thunder, 

j-yhen all Jlrong Oaks of BafliaH us'dto quake, 

jind fear <^/WLcbanus his Cedars p^ake •, 

The floutej} Hearts he filled full of fears. 

He clave the Rocks, they welted into tears, 

7et to fad Souls, with fenfi of Sin cafi down. 

He Was a S.on of Confolation. 

Sweet peace he gave to fy.ch a.s Were csntrite • 

Their darl^nefs fad he turnd to joyous light. 

Of VrcTiching he had learn d the rightef}- Art, 

To every one dividing his own part. 

JEach Ear that heard him faid. He fpake to Die : 

So piercing Was his holy Alinijfrie. 

His Life did finne. Times Changes fiaindit not. 

Envy it felf could net there finde a fpot. 

Had he furviv'd to finifj Works begun, 

*T had been a Bhjfmg to all Chriftendome : 

Then fjould the World have knoyrn what God had (horp*d him^ 

And whAt themfdvesfor all his Works hadow'dhim. 

Bat. this unthanl^kll Age is now cut fJoort 

Of that rich Trcafure, 'canfe they car'dm for't, 

Otkstt 



that his love nmy tHrn tu^ yet to prize 

The l:>lfjp^igs yet enjoy* d : herein be tvij'e ^ 

L(ji th^t which he not Ion? ago foretold^ 

Be now in us fuifiTd^ as 'iVfASof old^ 

Th.1t V^^itnronnifs of Churches^ V^'ould hreave 

Them of their A^iniflers^ Without thnr fle'attf. 

Cod flagging this his mcffcngirs contewpty 

jyith thisfokl-Jlroying Pl^-K^ae nnd Pnnipjmoit 

Bat Wfkitfoever n-rtith doth lis abide , 

^'hatcver pljgtie for fn doth us betide, 

7ct thott^ O blefffd Saint, art norv at re/}, 

J'th bofom of thy Chrijl which ts the be]} 

Bathing in rivers of divine pleafure, 

which is at Gods right h.JKd,nioft ftree: andphre-, 

Tajling the fruit of all thy labours fpert. 

To honour GoA which was thy whole ifite?n. 

From God thou c ami fl forth, whofcnt thee hither 

An^ now hath caU'dihee bach to live together ■, 

Him did/} thouferve, while lite and bre.ith didl^/ly 

with him now blejl, while [i^Qand breach // pafl. 

Senfe of our lofs Would caU thee back^ again, 

But out of \o\c, we bid thee there rematK, 

Till We yet left behinde our eourfe fulfil, 

To meet thee on the top of Zion hill -, 

j^hen th.ou find We /hall both rejoyce together. 

So fajl united as no death /hall fever -^ 

Both to fing praifes to our heavenly King, 

who hath m faved front deaths poifonons /lin^, 

And will re/}ore our bodies from the grave 

ivhich them to duj} of death confumed have ; 

Making them fhine, lil^e bright nefs of the Sun 

with Glory, ne'r to end when once begun. 

Cet Heaven, and Earth, Angels, and Nfen him praife, 

^onndinghis Glory paj} all length of dayes. 

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New-Errglands MentortalL An. 1648.40. 



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(548. 



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Wis Year Mr. William Br^^ford was ele<5^ed Govcrnour 
of theJurifdi(fiionof NewPlmonth', And 



Mr. Thomas Priytee^ 
Mr. fVilliam Collier^ 
Oipcaia Afiks Standijl? 
Mr, Timothy Hatherlji 
Mr. John BrewtJy 
Ml*. William Thomas ^ 



ier, J 



were choftn his Afliiftants 
Government. 



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4 9 



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His Year Mr. mtliam Bradford was Eleded Governour 
of the Jurifdiftion of New-Plimouth : 



Mr. TJiowoi Prince, 

Mr. WiUiam Collier^ 
Captain Miles Standifi 
Mr. Timothy Hatherly^ 
Mr. /'o/;^ BroivH^ 

And 
Mr. William Thomai^ 



were Chofen his AfTi- 
ftants in Government. 



This Year Mr. foh» rrinthrop Govei-nour of the JurifdiAion 

of the Adajfachufets deceafed, cl;e tweircy fixch day of March, 

^ about ten of the clock. Hewas fingular for Piety, Wifdom, 

Wr.Wim'hrop. '^"'^ ^^ ^ publick fpirit ^ he brought over a great eftate ioto the 

Country, and partly by his liberahty,& partly by the unfaithful- 

ncfj of his Baily,fpent the moft pare of it , fo as when he dicd,he 

was 



An. 1649. Ncvv-Hnglands McmorUlL '3* 

was but low in that refped ; and yet notwitlilUnding, very 
much honoured and bdovcd of the molV, and continued in the 
place of Governour for the moll: pare until his death, which 
was much lamented by many. He was a man of unbyafTed 
JuQice, patient in refpcd of perfonal wrongs and injuries, a 
great lover of the Saints, efpecially able Minifters of the 
Gofpel •, very fober in defiring, and temperate in improving 
earthly contentments ;, very humble, courteous, and fludious of 
general good. His body was with great folcmnity and honour, 
buried at BoJ}on m NcwEn^^l.uid^ the third of ylpril, 1 649. _ 

Tliis year fome parts of the Country was much troubled with 
numerable hofts of Catcrpilkrs, which deftroyed the fruits of ^^ Unmtralle 
the earth in divers places-, and did eat off the leaves of the com^an^of tnt- 
trees,fo as they looked as bare as if it had been winter: and urpillen in 
in fome places did cat the leaves from off the Peafe Rraw, and {f"' /J'^' "^ 
did not cat the Peafe. It pleafed God to give tliem a check, and ^^ 
a rebuke, fo <is they hurt but in fome places, and of his good- 
nefs m lliort time removed them. 

This Year vdrr/^/// 25. that faitiiful and eminent fervant of 
Chrifl Mr. Thomas Shcp.jyd died, who was a foul-fearching 
Minillerof the Gofpel, and Paibr of the Church of Chrill ac 
Cambridge. By his death not only that Church and peopIe,buc 
alfoaIlA^ni^-^«.7/^«^fuftained a very great lofs; he not only 
preached the Gofpel profitably and very fuccefllvely, but alfo 
hath left behinde him divers worthy works of fpecial ufc, ia 
reference unto the clearmg up the Itate of the foul to God- ward^ 
the benefit thereof,thofe can bell experience, who are moft con- 
verfant inthemiprovingof them, and have Gods bleffing on 
them therem to their fouls good. His body was honourably 
buried at Cambridge in Nevf-EngUnd. 

Blejfedare the dead that die w the Lord, for their Workj foi/oiv 
thcm^ Rev. 13. 13. 

This Year there pilTed an Ad of Parliament in England^ for 
the promoting and propagatmg the Gofpel of Jcfus Chrilt a* 
mongft the Indians in New- England-^ in reference unto the 
furtherance and advancement of fogooda work, a Corpora- 

S 2 tian 



*32 Nevv-Englknds .M^/»m/j//. An. 1649. 

tionof fixcecnSeledli'men were appointed, confining of a Pre- 
C\6^m, Treafurer, and Aflrftants^ called by the name of the 
Pfefidenc and Society for the propagation of the Gofpe! in 
■2yf»'-£«^/<W, torecdv^efachfumsof money, as from time to 
rime was, orfhouldbecollcdedand raifedby the liberal con- 
tribiuionsL of fuch as whofe hearts God was pleafed to ftir 
uptofo.gloriousa work; and it was by the fame Parliament 
Enarted, that the Commiflioncrs for the United Colonies of 
New'Eiiglafid, for the time being, by ihemfelves or fuch as they 
fhall appoint, (hall have Power and Authority to receive and 
difpofeofthe faid monUs brought in & paid to the faid Treafurer 
for the time bdng-, or any other Monies,Goods or Commodities 
acquired and delivered by the care of the faid Corporation ac 
anytime: whofe receipt or receipts of fuch Per fon or Perfons 
fo Authorized by them, Oiail be a fufficienc difcharge to the 
faid Corporation and^Treafurer. , The particulars, of fuch 
Orders and Inftru(ftions,' with which the faid Ad is invefted; 
the Reader may be more amply facisfied in, by the perufat 
thereof, as it is extant bearing date, "fidy 27. 164^. 

Moreover, let the Reader take- notice of the fpecial favour of 
Almighty God, in moving the heart of the Kings Mnjcflj^ fince 
his Rertitution to his Crown and Regal Dignity, particularly 
of- his Royal Favour to countenance this -work, and to fecure 
what hath beea, and what may be given toward this work, by a 
legal fettlement, which before was wanting ^'fo as the faid 
glorious defrgn hath been vigoroufly carried on, both in Old 
MngUnd^ndi in Mn*, by fuch adive and fiiithful Inftruments as 
God hath raifed np and improved therein, with fome confide- 
rable fuceefs. V The work coming on to fuch pcrfedion,"" as thac 
the Holy Bible is Tranflated and Printed in the Indian Language^ 
whereby the glad tidings of the Gofpel is, and may be commu- 
nicated to them with the greater facility : fome fouls alfo of 
them being gained (as may be hoped ) to believe on the Lord 
Jefus for life everlafiing • and daily hopes of further* and 
gi'eater fuceefs in that behalf.for which unfpeakable riches of-hrs 
giace,lec iiis Holy Name have all the praife throughouc all ages; 

The 



An. T 650. New-Englands M emomlL i£3^ 

The Principal Inrtrumems improved ia Preaching 
the Gofpel of Chrift unro the indUns, are 

Mr.- ^ohn Eliot Senior. 

Mr. ^ohn JBlict Junior. 

Mr. Thomas Mfijbcw* 

Mr. Pierfsn 

Mr. Brown* 

Mr. James* 

Mr. Cotton* 

Befides, divers of their own Nation, whofe Names and 
number I know not. 



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I (J 5 o. 

His Year UwiylllUm Bradford was Eleded Govcrnour 
•of thcTurifdi(!^ion of New-Plimonth: 



Chofen Afliftaiits to him 



Wr, Edrvard tvlnjlowt 

lAr, Thomas Princey 

Mr. TvUUam Collier^ 

Captain Miles Standifh, ^ "' J^' Government. 

Mr. Timothy Hathcrl/y 

Mr, fohn BroTVffy apd 

lAv.mlliatn Thomas f 



This Year there was more then ordinary mortality in the 
Country, efpecially about Bo^n, and moftly amongft thcii^ 
Children; fmce which time, feveral difeafes h^ve been in the ^,^^ ^^^.^^ 
Country more frequently then formerly •, as namely, gripings ^^^ j^,^ 
in the bowels, with violent Vomiting and Purging, which hath 
taken away many: asalfo a difcafein the Mouth or Throar 
'' ' S 5 wbicn, 



154 New-Eng!ands MerTtorialL An. 165 1. 

which hath proved mortal to forne in a very ftiorc time •, as alfo 
great diRempers of Colds, &c. which ought to be awakening 
difpenfations, together with others, to caufe us to confider an3 
examine, whetlier we have not provoked the Lorct with fome 
general and unwonted fins J inafmuch asheis pleafed to exer- 
cife the Country oft-times with unwonted afflidlon? and pu- 
nifhments. 



1 d 5 I. 

THis Year Mi'. ivllUam Bradford was Ekifled Governour 
of thejurisdidion o^ NcTv-PUmouth : 

Mr. Thomas Prince^ _ 

Mr. wllltAm Collier^ J 

Captain Miles Stayidifh, ( t ^ , . 

Mr. Timothy Hatherlj, > ^^^re Chofen his Amflants 

Ur.johnBroyi'n, C «n Government. 

Mr. fohn Aldert^ \ 

Captain Thowns ivillet^ -^ 

This Year Mr. /r;7/;Vw Thowas expired his natural life, in 
much peace and comfort j he ferved in the place of Magiftracy 
in the Jurisdidion of Plimouth divers Years ^ he was a well 
Thom^hU^ approved and a well grounded Chriftian ^ well read in the 
^f^f^^ Holy.toiptures, and other approved Authors,and a good lover 

and approver of Godly Minifters and good Chriflians, and one 
that had a fincere defire to promote the commo;i good both of 
Church and Scate. He died of a Confumption, and was ho- 
nourably buried at Marjhfidd, m the Jurifdidion of New 
PHmomh, 

1652, 



An. 1 65 2. NeW'Englands Memorial^ 135 

TH'rs year \At.ivUliam ^W/cy^/ was Elcded Cover ndiijr 
of the Jurifdidioh of NeW-FUnmtlh And 



Mr. Ttowas Prince] -n 

Cipc. Mjles Standifh\ j 

Mr, Timothy Hatherljy ( 

Mr. fohn BroX^n, }- Were Cliofen his AaiRants 

Mr. fohn Alden, ( »" Government. 

Captain Thomas fvi/kt,^ \ 

i.iCUt.T honioi Southveonh'-^ 



This Year tliat bfefted Servant of God, Mr. phn Cotton 
died • he was fomeEJmes (Treacher of Gdds VVofd ac Lofton in of Mr. Cot- 
Z/;;r<j/«';'^;V^, and from thence came over into Nftf-EngL^kd^'m tonsi'/>,^Mf.' 
the Year 163 3|,andWaSchofen Teacher of the fin^ Church of Norronfc-ufe 
Chrift at ^^y?o;7 : for which Fu^ftion and Office, he was greatly ^Jl'',t,l iT^- 
enriched wi[hgifcs&abilicies,being an able expounder ,and faith- fcr tht Re^da^ 
ful applier of the' Word of G6d •, furnrfhed alfo with wifdom and ^r mou (uU 
prudence CO go befbre the Ch\irch, in the erdermgcif the af- ^ti^i'^>' '^f ^''' 
fairs thereof i endowed aifo with meeknefs 6f fpirit, wfiereby ^'"^^' 
he was fitted to compofe fiich differences as did at ^ny time arife 
amongft them : ha was very patient alfo in refpcft unco pcr- 
fonal wrongs or rnjuries done unto himfelf, yea, towards his 
(harpeftAntagoniitSi Anlnftueneeof good, not onty flowed 
from him uftto thti Church ovel^ whom he was fee, but alfo into 
all the Churches in Nf)»-En£hnd ( as necefficy required. ) ^ comer tf*ri 
About the time of bis ficknefs, there appeared in the Heavens, at \hc ttmf oj 
over New-Englijftd, zComt^ giving a dim h'glic / and fo waxed '^''- Couon, 
dimmer anddimmej*, trntilil btcflm^qm'teextmctamd went Out, C'^^"'h' ''"^ I 
which time of. its being extind-, wasfoon aftet rlretime of the J^,JC^m(/^ 
period of his life: if being a very fignaf tefTimorLy^ that God 
bad then removed a bright Scar, a boi'ning and fhlntn^fighc out 

of 



*3^ Ncw-Englands McmorialL An,t652. 

of the heaven of his Church here, unco Cceleflial glory above; 
Hffwas buried ac^o/i?/ in Ner?-BngUn4, with great Honou? 
and Lamentation, in the Year above written. 

Upon whofe never enough deplored death , were mz^^ 
thefe Verfea following. 



A Funeral Elegie upon the death of the truely Reverend 
Mr. fohn Cotton^ late Teacher of the Church of Chrift 
at Bofion in New-Fnglnndt 

ANd ^//-^rWinthrop.'s, Hooker '5, Shepaird's //? r/^-, 
Doth CoiiQVi S' death call for a moHrning Verfe > 
Thy fVill be done : j^tLord Who dealefithm^ 
Afake this great death expedient for us, 
Luther pu/i'ddoivnjheVo^s^ Calvin the Prelate yZ/i:^ .* 
of C^Wm*s Lapfe^ chief cure to Cotton's due. 
Cotton ymhofe Learning, Temper, Godlinefs, 
The German Phoenix lively did exprefs, 
_MeIan6:hon's all^ may Luthers jvord iat pafj ^ 
Melandlhons all^ in our grs^tt Cotton ^.is. 
Thfft himin fie jh^f care e /ivaelt a better one: 
So great* s our lofs, \\>keK fttch a Spirit s gone, 
whirfi He \V<f J here^ Life ^as more Life to me ; 
NowHe HitQt^ Death /;^;,ri lefs Dczthjha/I be,' 
That. Comets, great Aiem deaths do oft for ego ^ 
Thkprefent Comet doth too fadly fhow. 
This Prophet dead^jetmufi in's Dodrine fpeak^ 
This Comet faith^ elfe mufh New-England breaks 
What ere it be ^ ''the Heavens avert it far. 
That Meteors pjotdd fncceedonr greatefk Star. 
In Bollons Orb^ Winthrop and Cotton were ., 
Thefe Lights extinEl ^ dark^h our Hemifphere* 
In BoJRon once hovf much [bin* d of onr glory ^ 
We noyp lament^ Pofterity will ftory. 

Let 



An.1647. New-Englands ^f«?m4//. 137 

Ln Bofton li've^ who bad^ andfatv their worth : 
And did them HsKaur^ both in life crnd death ^ 
To him New.-Englandf r///? in this difirefsy 
fVfjQ ^ill not leave his exiles cawf^rt !(//»- 



Upon the TOMB of the moft Reverend Mr. fohn Cotton^ 
lace Teacher of the Church of Bojion in New-EngUnd, * 

HEre lies magnAnimotu HumiUtjy 
Majefly^ Meeknefs -^ Chriflian Apathy 
On [oft AjfeElions: Liberty in thrall-^ 
A Noble spirit. Servant trnto all. 
Learnings great Mafler-plece ^ who yet would Jit 
As a DifcipU at his Schollars feet, 
A fimple Serpent^ or Serpentine Dove, 
Afads up ofu^ifdome. Innocence , and Love, 
Neatnefs Embroidered with it felf alone ; 
And Civils Canonized in a Gown : 
Embracing old and young, and low and high j 
Ethicks iwbodyed in Divinity ; 
Ambitions to be lowefi, and to raife 
His Brtthrens Honour on his own Dtcayes, 
Thits doth the Sun retire into his bed. 
That being gone, the^t^tsmay pjew their head. 
Could \^wund at Argument without Divijjon- 
Cut to the quicks and yet make no Incifion .• 
Ready to Sacrifice Domefticl^ Notions 
To churches Peace, and Aiinifters Devotions. 
Himfclf indeed ( and Jingular tn th<'f ^ 
whom all admired, he admired not. 
Liv*d like an Angel of a Mortal Blrthj 
Convers'd in Heaven '\^hile he was on Earth ' 
Though not (as Mofes) radiant '^ith Light, 
Whofe Glory daztU'dthe beholders fight ; 

T ret 



1^8 New-Englands Memorialt, An. 165 2 

7et (0 divinely 'beaatifl'd^ yot4fd cvpint 

He had bsen born and hred upon the 2\4vptm^ 

A living breathing Bible : Tables Where 

Both Covenants at large engraven were j 

Gofpel and Lay/ ins Heart had each its Cohtme 

His Head an Index to the Sacred Volume, 

His very Name a Title PagCj and next ^ 

His Life a Commentary on the Text. 

O \\>hat a JULontiment of glorious Vcorthy 

pvhcn in a New Edition he corses forth 

fVithout Errata's, may We thinly hee'il be^ 

In Leaves and Covers of Etemltie I 

A man of Alight at heavenly Eloquence^ 

To fix the Ear, and charm the Confcienee j 

As if Apollos tvere reviv'd in him. 

Or he had learned of a Seraphim. 

Sp-ake many Tongues in one : one Voice and Senfi 

Wrought J^ and Sorrow^ Tear and Confidence, 

Rockj rent before him^ Blinde receiv d their Jight , 

Souls hvell'd to the dunghily flood upright^ 

Infernal Furies bterjlr ''^rtth 7'age to fee 

Their Pris'neri captiv*d into Libertie. 

A Star that in our Eaflem England rofe. 

Thence hurrfd by the Blafl of fi-upid foes^ 

fvhofe foggy Darknefs^ and bcnur/jmed SenfeSy 

Brooked mt his darling fervent Ivflnences. 

Thus did he move on Earth from Eafl to rveff^ 5 

There he Vp^nt doivn, and up to Heaven for Refi, 

Nor from himfelf^ivhilfl living doth he vary^ 

His Death hath made him an Ubiquitary . 

where is his Sepulchre is hard to tell, 

who in a thoufand Sepulchres doth dwell ; 

( Their Hearts, / mean, whom he hath left behind,) 

In them his Sacred Reli^ues noiv En/bri/fd. 

But let his AioHrning Flocks be comforted, , 

ThoHgh Moies^f,;'^^ Jofhua is not dead: 



An.i653' New-Englands McmorUU. ^39 

J mean Renown&d N O R T O NT ^ Vaon^ htt 
Succeffor to onr MOSES h to bee^ 
O happy Ifracl /« AMERICA, 
IfffHchaUQSBSfucha JOSHUA. 

B. W. 



M 



1 6 y I. 

R. pvUilam Bradford was EleAed Governour of the 
Jurifdidion of Ne^'PHmottth : 

Mr. Thomas Prince, 1 

Captain Miltr StnMdifh^ I 

Ut.TimothyHatherly, Lgre Chofcn fiis Afft- 

Mr. fjhn Bryy^n^ > n^„.. • Government. 



Mr. John Alden^ 

Capcain Thomtts ffil/et, & 

Lieur. Thomas SoHthm)r.thy 



Mr. Thomas Dudley, who was a prinnpal Foundet and Pjjj 
larof the Colony of ths Af a ffachu fits in Nevf-EngUnd, and 
fundry times Governour and Deputy Governour of that Ju- 
rifdidjon , died at his houfc m Roxhry , July 31. in the 
fevcncy feventh Year of his age : he was aperfon of quick un- 
derftanding, and folid Judgement in the fear of the Lord ^ he 
was a lover of (i) Juftice. (2) Order. (3) the People. (4) Chri- 
ftian Religion -, the fuprcam^ virtues of a good Maglftrate. 
I. Hislovetojuftice appeared at all times, and in fpecial upon 
the Judgement feat, without refpeft of perfons in Judgement : 
and in his own particular tranfadions, with ail men he was 
cxaft and exemplary. 2. His zeal to Order appeared in con- 
triving good Laws, and faithfully executing them upon criminal 
offenders^ Hereticks, and Underrainers of true Religion. He 
had a piercing Judgement to difcover the Wolf, though doathed 

T 2 wkH 



I4P Ncvv-Englands MemoriaU. An. 1653. 

with a (heep-skin.s.His love to the People was evident in ferving 
them in a publick capacity irrany Years, at his own coft, and thac 
as a nurfing IFacher to the Churches of Chrif}. 4. He loved 
the true ChriRian Religion, and the pure Worfliipot God, and 
cherifhed as in his bofom^all godly Minifters and Chriftians : he 
v/as exa^ft la thepradice ot" Piecy, in his perfon and fc^mily all 
his life-, m a word, he lived defircd, and died lamented by ail 
good men. 

The Vcrfes following were found in his Pocket after bis deatfj, 
v/hich may further illullrate his Charader, and give a taUe of 
his poetical fancy : wherein ( it is faid ) he did excei. 

Irn Eyes, deaf Ears ^ cold jlomAckJhcv} 

Mj diffolation is invierv. 
Eleven times feven m^r hv*d have /, 
Affd mvf God. calls^ I Willing die i 
My ShnttU*s[het^ mj race is ruR, 
JMy Sun is /f f , my Deed is done •, 
My Span is fKeafttr'df Tale is teid^ 
My Flower is faded and grorpn old^ 
My Dream is vanipj'd^ Shaderv's fied. 
My Seul mthChrijh^ my Body dcAd. 
Fareivel dear IVife^ Children^ and Friends^ 
Hate Herefe^ maf^e bleffed ends^ 
Bear Poverty^ live mth good metj^ 
So fhfill rve meet with joy agen^ 

Let men of God in Courts and Churches Wrffr^ 

O're ftich af do a Toleration hatch ^ 

Zefi that ill Egg bring forth a Cockatrice, 

To poyfon all \\>ith Herefie and Vice, 

If men be left and otherwife combinf^ 

My Epitaph's^ I dy'd no Libertine. . 

This Year Mr. fohn Laythrop did put off his Earthly Taber- 
nacle 1 He was fomctimes Preacher of Gods Word in Egerton 

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An.T654' New-Ehghnds MemoriAlL 141 

rn Kmt^ from whence he went to Lendon, and was chofen Pa- 
ftor of a Church of Chrifl there^ he was gready troubled & im- 
pnToned for wicnefiing againf} the errours of the times* during 
the time of his iinprifonmenc, his wife fell Hck, of which (ick- 
iiefs fhe died. He procured liberty of the Hifhop to vidt his 
Wife, before her death, and commended her to God by Prayer, 
who foon after gave up the gholl : at his return to PrifoH, his 
poor Children being many, repaired to the Bifliop to Ldmbith^ 
and made known iinto him their mifcrable condition, by reafon 
of their good Father his being continued in clofe durance ; 
who commiferated their condition fo far, as to grant him his 
liberty, who foon after came over into New-England^ and fetled 
for fomc time at the Town of Scituate^ and was chofch Failour 
of theii Church, and faithfully difpenfed the Word of God 
amongft them : and afterwards the faid Church dividing, a 
part whereof removing to ^-(7r«/?;?^/f, he removed with them, 
und there remained until his death. He was a man of an 
humble and broken heart and fpirit, lively in difpenfation of the 
Word of God ^ ftudious of peace, furnifhed with godly con- 
tentment ; willing to fpend and to be fpent for the Caufe and 
Church of Chrift. He fell afleep xxi the Lord, Nov,%,\6%Zo 



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His Year Mr. wUl'iAm Bradford was Eledled Governour 
of the Jurifdidion of New-Plimonth : 

Mr. Thomas Pi'tnce, -v 

Captain Miles St'andifh^i 

}Ar.phBrcw,, "^ ( •« Government, 
Mr. foh» Alden, and \ 
Capt. Thomoi milet^ ^ 



142 New-Englands MeworidL An. 165 5^ 



I tf 5 f • 

THis Year Mr. willUm Bradford was Elcded Govcrnour 
of the Jurifdidition of Ncrp-PHmonth : 

Mr. Thomas Prince^ 1 

Captain Miles Stundijh I 

Mr. fVillUm Collitf^ I r-v, c k ati^-.- 

Mri^rl^f^'^' i-i>im.-"Govcrnn.cnu 

Mr. fohn jUe»y and | 
Czpuin Thomas m/Icr, J 

Ybi diith of This year that Worthy and Honourable Gentleman Mr. £^- 
i^Y. Winflow, rpurd fFinJlow deceafed •, of whom I have had occafion to make 
honourable memioti formerly in this Difcourfe. He was the 
Son of Edward Winjlow Efq^ of the Town of Drattghswich 
m the County of pyorcefter : He travelling into the Low- 
Countrcys^ in his Journeys fell into acquaintance with the 
Church of Lejden in HolUnd^ unto whom he Joyncd, and with 
whom he continued until they parted to come into A>k'-£"«^- 
la»dy he coming with tbat part that came firfl over, and be- 
came a very worthy and ufcful Inllrument amongft them, both 
in the place of Government acid otherwife, until his \i\\ 
Voyage for £»^!and, being fent on fpedal Imployment for the 
Government or the Ad^.fjachufets^ as is forementioned in this 
Book ^ and afterwards was imployed as one of the grand 
Cofnmifiioners in that unhappy Defign againft Domingo in 
HijpanioLty who taking grief for the ill fudceCs of that Enter- 
prize •, on- which, together with fome other Infirmities thar were 
upon him, he fell fick at Sea betwixt Domhgo-and famaka^ and 
died the eighth day of ^^y,* which was about the Sixty firft 
year of his life, and his Body was honourably committed to 
the Sea, with the ufual Solemnity of the Diftharge of Fourty 
two Piece of Ordnance. One 



An. 1656, NcW'EfJglands Memoriall, I43 

One of the Company who was iraployed in taking notice of 
the Particulars of that Tragedy, gave fuch Teftimony of the 
faid Mr. yVifiJlow^^s folio wech in this Poem : 

The Eighth of May, ^cj} from 'Spaniola fjore^ 
God too\ from ut onr Grafid Commijponer^ 
Winflow ^j^ Nan/e^ a. man in Chkfefl TruJ^, 
VVhofe Life ^af fvueet, md Convtrfathn jnft- j 
VVhofe Parts and \\i(dome msft mm did exccU : 
An hsnotir to hii Placfy as ali cart tdU 



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His Year Mc wilVtAm Bradford was Chofen Governour 
of thejurifdidlionof Nnv-PUmomhi 



I 



Mr. Thomas Prince^ 

Mr- JViUtAtn Collier, 

Mr. Tmothy HatherN (^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^ ^^j^, 

x^^'r.'^^^i •^' y antsinGovcrnttrent. 

Mr. foh4 Aldm^ 

Cape. Thmai fVillet^ SC 

Opt. fames Cudworth, 



This Year Captain Miles St^Mdlf^ eyipked his mortal lire: 
He was a Gentleman, born in Zanca/hire , and was Heir- t^'^*"'"^ ^f' 
Apparent untoa great Elbte of Lands and Livings, furrepti- ^^/''' ^"tidiin. 
tioufly detained from him • his great Grandfather being a Se- 
cond or Yonnger Brother from the Houfe of Standi^, In his 
younger time he went over into tlic Lew-Ceuntreis^ and was a 
Souldier there, and came acquainted with the Cnurch of Zf/- 
dcN^ and came over into New-En^lAnd with fuch of them as at 
the fir ft fet out for the Planting of the Plantation of Ntvp-PH- 
moHthy and bare 8 deep (hare of their fTrft Diilicultles, and was 

alwaycs 



144 New Englands Memorial, An. 1657 

alwayes vci'y faithful to thcis: Intereft : He growing an- 
cienr, became fick of the Stem or Strang^hon ; whereof, after 
h'xs fuffering of much dolorous pain, he fell afleep in the Lord, 
and was honourably buried ac DHxhurj, 



HU ElcSih^ 



^657* 

tT^His year Wr. Thowas Prince was Chofen Cover nour of 
. the Jurifdiftion of Nf^-Plinwitk 

y^^sVntkffth ^^' VnUiam Collier ^ 

of June 16^7. Mr. Timothy Hathrijf / 

<-^ M Wjlliam Mr. John Alden^ ' ( 

Bridfonl died CupmnThomf VVilJetrx Were Chofen his. Afliaants 

t^lIiS, <^«Pf- t^-^^C.^y^orth, C i^ Government 

fere this Ek~ Capr. fofia^ FFwfow, & \ 

^itf/f. Lieut, Tho: Sohthworth^ -/ 

This Year it pleafed God to nut a period to the life of his 
precious Servant Mr J /-^r///;^w SrAHford^who was the fecond 
<jOvernour, of the Jiuifdidion of Pllntouth^ ■and continued in 
the fame place for the mort part of his time, with little inter- 
million. Concerning whom, the following Poems made, the 
one by himfcif, and the other by fuch as Were well acquainted 
with his Wortb and Excellency, will ^ivc a largeTelHm.ony 
ibercof. 

C^'tain Yetfes left by the Honoured William Bradford Efq-, 
Governour of .the JarifdiifWon of PlimofHh, penned by his 
own hand, declaring the gracious difpenfarion of Gods 
Providence towardsJiioiinthetirae of his Life, and his 
preparation and fittednefs foi* Death, 



F 



Romfryie/trfyoMfig in d4yt3 of Touth^ 
QodcHdmakt k»^wn to ms hi^ Truth, 



An.1657. New- Enghnds MemonaU. 145 

Aftdcdl'dme from my Native pUce 

For to enjoy the Aieans of Grace, 

In Wildernefs he did me guide, 

And in ftrange Lands /c/rw«^ -provide. 

In Fears and V/^ntSy through Weal andWoe, 

As Pilgrim pz^ I to and fro : 

Oft left of them rvhom I did trnfi \ 

How-^ain it is to reft on Duft ! 

A ryianof Sorrows Ihavebeen^ 

And many Changes / have [ten. 

Wars, Wants, Peace, Plenty h^ve I known •, 

^»^ /b?wf advanced, others thrown down. 

The humble, poor, cheerful and glad^ 

Rich, difcontent. Tower and fad : 

VVhen Fears with Sorrows have been mixt-, 

Confolations came betwixt. 

Taint mt^ poor Soul, in God jlill trnji-y 

Fear not the things thou fifffer mnfl -, 

For^ whom he loves he dotbchaftife, 

And then all Tears wipes from their eyes. 

Farewell y dear Children, "^hom I love. 

Tour better Father is above : 

When 1 am gone, he can fupplj -, 

To him I leave you V^hen I dye. 

Fear him in Truth, W4/^ in his Waycs, 

And he Vcill blefs joh all your dajes. 

Myd^yes are /pen}. Old Age is come. 

My Strength it fails, my Glafs near run : 

Now 1 ^ill Wait Vchen Voork^ is done, 

VntiU my happy Change piall come. 

When from my labours I fhall reft 

With Chrift above (or t-o be blefi. 



U By 



1^6 New-Englands iV/^»jm*i//. An.i657^ 



'By the honoured, Major fpfiih^mnjlorvy on che tlie {di<^ Mr, 
ryillmm Bradford, as foHowech 

wlLLlA H BRADVO RD, Anagr. 

I made Law for BridI*. 
For Law I made Bridi*. 

SEe how God ho-4oured hath this Worthy* s Name, 
To make it Jpe/l his FirtuCy and froeUme 
His rare Endowments, ///^ )V God and U5 ; 
N<r(9 fuch as honour God, hee'll honour thuSo 

Both Jnft, and. Gentle ^ Merdful^ and Juft ^ 
And -jet a Man, ar4 jet jcom^os*dof Duft ? 
7eSy God)ii;tthinthefe.i[tndev walls C4n finde 
A Noble, Virtuous, Studious, A<^ive Minde. 

God w^ks f^^ Guide}* of his ChildhQod,Youch j 
God did prefer ve h'm4V£r In the Truth, 
And gave Jiim grace t/) own H>m ^heyt hit VOng, 
whom afterwArd he made a Champion ftron^ 

For to defend his People, and his Ciufe; 
By Wifdome, Juftice, VtViA^zQ^an.i bj Laws ; 
Andmofl of allhy his ovon good Example, 
</^Pacern fit to ipnPate mofi Ample, 

Jf >ioe fhould txac£ him frgm the Jlrfi, we ^wk 
He flies his Country, ieavgs his Friends behin4e^ 
To folloTv God, jtrJ to profefs his Wayes, 
And here encounter s^Hardfbips man^^ajts. 

He u content (\\>ith Mofes) if Gok pleafcy 
(Reifouncing Honour, Profit, Pleafurc, Eafe) 
7*8 ftijfer Toflings and Unfettlements, 
Ani^ (if their R^ge doth rife) to Banifhments 



An.i657. t^cvf hnghnds MeMmalL H7 

He "Weight it mt^ fo ke may flill preferve 
His Confcience clear, a>id \>cith Gods Vto^Ufcrve 
Him freely ^ *coydi:<g to his minde auA mil -, 
Jf not in oire place, hee^U go forvoardjiill. 

If GodhAve Work foy him i*th* Ends of th' E^rth, 
Safe, Danger, Hunger, Colds, mrany Dearth, 
A howling Wildernefs, mr Salvage men, 
DifcouYAgc him^ hu*ll fellow Cod agett. 

And how God hAth mude him An Inftrument 
Tins of c^mn Peace <f>/^ Settlement, 
Imed not fpeal^-^ the eldcft, yoimgeft ^now 
Cod honour -d him with greater Work then fo. 

To ffOn u^ /?//, in tins fiitl he upent hence ^ 
Thte man was wholly God's : HU Recompencc 
Remttins Iftjondcxp-ejpsfi^ and he is 
Cove to popfs it in Ececnall ^\\is, 

Heeshappy^ happy thrice -^ unhappy ^e 
That (lill rm^in more Changes here to fu 
Let's not lament that ■God hath taken him 
From Troubles hence^ in Seas of Joyes to fwim. 

Let's mt lament his gracious Life iscndcd^ 
AndhetoLife of Glory ?V attended -^ 
Nor let t^ grieve that now Gods Work is done. 
In m/iking him a happy l)Ieffed one. 

Bnt let's bewail that V»'^ have fo mgleHed 
Duty to God ^ or men have difref^eUed^ 
With eamefl Lamentations let's lament, 
A ltd whiles W^ may let's ferioftfl) Repent, 

U 2 Thit 



14^ NeW'Englancfs MeworiaU. An. 1657. 

That We have not improved as \\>e might, 
JFdr God, and for our felves, this Worthy Wt/ht j 
^hdnoyv that God hath Mofes tane arcaj, 
Let*s fray that heWwld^iveuiJoChui 

To go hfore the Camp, and to fnbdtie 
God's ^tWZ'// People's fees ; whatever Crew 
Oppofe our Journeys to that Land ot Reft, 
fi^'hich till okain'd, We*r'e never truely bleft. 

^nd for our ktter progrefs in this courfc, 

Let now oar great Necefficy enforce 

Each man to ftudy Pe-ace, mdto improve 

His gnatejt Jlrength to re-unic€ in Love 

The Hearts and the Affedions of m all^ 

Lefi by oi'.r fault Gods Work to th* ground ffjould falU 

W hy mourns the People thttf for we, p.nce I 

I n Heavens dwell fiall to Eternity ? 

L et not fo many Tears fall from my Friends ; 

L ive holy, happy, God Will recompenfi ' 

I ^,to your hfomei all your love again, 

A nd your affeHions ^rhilcs I did rerttain 

M offgfi you, but now yott muj^ refrain, 

B Ear up your hearts, dear hearts, voh en thoughts of mc 

R un tn jourmindes. With t hi/. The time Trill be, 

A nd every hotver brings it on apace ^ 

D ear friends, when we for ever /hall imbrace. 

F artwell hit for a ftafon then, farewell ^ 

O fir next Embraces Jhall the rcfi exccll. 

R efi happy. Children, Friends, and Tender Wife, 

D tath but begins the godlfs happy Life, 



A few 



An. 1 657* New-Englands Memorial, 149 

A few Verfes more added by one that wa. well acquainted 
wich the Worth of the faid Mr. ivUUam Bradford. 

THe Ninth of May, ahout Nine of the Clocl^, 
A precious one God out of Pi i mouth toch^ : 
Governour Bradford then exbir'd his breathy 
IVas caird away h^ force of cruel Death. 
A man approv'd in Town, tn Church, in Court, 
fVho fo l>ehav*dhi7nfclf ingodlj fort 
For the full (pace »f Thirty feven years. 
As he ^vas means of turning many fears 

Avpay from thee, poor Piimouth, "^^here he Jpene * 

The letter part of time that God him lent, 
ivell skilled he Vcas in Regulating Laws, 
So as hy Lavo he could defend the CaaCe 
Of poor diflreffed Plaintiflf, n>hen he brought 
His Cafe before him, and for help be fought. 
Above all other men, he loved thofe 
rvho Gojpel truths mofl faithfully unclofe, 
who were With Grace and Learning fully fraught. 
Such as laborioujly the Gofpel taught ,• 
fVilling alfo to own in his due place 
The meanefl- Saint, exprejjing gifts of grace. 
Sweet Brcwfter he is gone forae time, before, 
IVife Winflow whofe death we lament fo fore. 
And faithful Standifh freed from horrid pain. 
To be -withChriJ}, in truth the greatefl gdn : 
Now bleffcd holy Bradford, a Succeffor 
Of bleffedholy Bradford the ConfeObr, 
Is gone to place of Refi, >di;ith many more 
Of precious ones, Whom I might nfime great ft ore. 
And Commendation of each one have given •, 
But what needs that ? their Names are writ in Heaven. 
And now, dear Lord, let m eur time improve. 
To be With thee in Prayer much above. 

Uj Oh 



i50 New-Englands jMemorielL An. 1657 

oh fav^ ^y People^ help In tiwe cf need-^ 
a^hcn alimcAns fails^ he thou in room and fiead 
of other helps ^ who fail v?hcn Ticeded mofi 
M^hcn great ejl needy they then give up the ghofl, 
jindlet thy Servants their time fiill implojy 
Th/it in the end they may attain fuch joy 
As mny a frnit of true Believing bee^ 
That Wf \iith Chrift may reign Eternallie. 

This Worthy Gentleman was interred vvich the greatcfl fo- 
leranities that the Jurifdidion to which he belonged was in a 
capacity to perform: many deep fighs, as well as loud volleys 
of fliot J declaring that the People were no lefs fenfible 
of their own lofs, who v/ere furviving, then mindful of the 
worth and honour of him that was deceafed • you might now 
eafily difcern a heavy heart in the mournful countenance of 
every fober minded and coniiderate man : for as you have 
heard in the three or four Years lall part, God was pleafed 
greatly to weaken this poor tottering Colony of Plimouth^ by 
taking away feveral of the moft ufefull Props thereof, 
both in Church and Civil State-, fome others who had been 
of fingular ufe, now ftooping under the inffrraities of old age, 
could not be (o ferviceableas in times pail:-, and others removed 
fofar from' the center of the Governmenc, tliat they could 
not without great difficulties attend their puhlick concerns, 
nor could poilibly fo conllantly as our ncceffitres required , 
which did greatly aggravate our troubles^ wc were become 
weak, when we had need of greateO: (Irength -, had lofl many 
of our Chieftains, when we flood in need of the befl: condud 
and guidance -. for befides the troubles arrd changes that then 
attended our Native Country, and m^ht call fbi* great rir- 
cumfpeAionin our walking in relation unto them ^ we had alfo 
atthis very time, fome amongft us that growing weary of the 
long peace andconcord that we had enjoyed, and hoping to 
fifli better in troubled waters, when their bait might be taken in, 
and thchook not eafily difcerned., would willingly have been 

ringing 



An.i657. Ncw-Englands i^/fw^r/W/. 151 

ringing the Changes in this Jurifdidion alfo, pretending a 
great zeal for liberty of Confciencc, but endeavouring to in- 
troduce fuch a liberty of Will, as would have proved prejudicial, 
if not deftrudive to Civil and Church focieties : and at the fame 
time there arrived in the faid Colony many of that pernicious 
fed called ^^^i^rr, whofe Opinion are a compofition of many 
errors, and whofe pradices tend greatly to the difturbance 
both of Church and State • many unftable people amongft us 
?/ere leavened with their errors, and proved very troublefome 
to this as well as other Colonies in New-EngUnd. But the 
Lord many times delighc^ech to appear in the Mount of his 
Peoples raiferies, didrcffes and troubles, that his power and 
wifdom may appear when they are weakefl:, and that they may 
J^now ?h^t their falvation i^from him. At fuch a time,5t when the 
condition of this Colony was fuch as hath been declared, God 
was pleafed to minde it, even m its low eftate, and when he had 
taken to himfelf net only our Mofes^hwt many of the Elders and 
Worthies of our /fraeJIyhe hath not hitherto left us without a fa- 
fljua to lead us in the reit^aining part <i'i our pilgrimage. When 
the ufu^l time for the renewing of ourEledion of fuch as fliould 
goyerqugc^me, Mr. T/jo^K.^/ Prince was by unanimous voce 
chofen Governour • and although mens fpiritswere fodiftem- 
pered as I have related, and vi might have been expeded thac 
they would have been much divided in their choice-, yet God 
( who difpofeth the lot that is. cafl: into the lap ) fo difpofed thac 
all their votes centered there ; a good demonflracion thac iie 
was chofen of God for us, and by his bleffing made an Inftru^ 
mentof much peace and fettlemenc in this place, and to this 
people , in thefe times of trouble and confufion. The Lord 
alfo direding the Freemen of this Jurifdidion at the fame time 
in their Eledion to the choice of a difcreec and able Council, to 
be afliftant unco our faid honoured Governor m this fo weighty 
Work,4ivers of them being defcended of feveral of the honoured 
Magiflrates deceafed •, not only bearing their Names,but having 
a large meafure of their Spirit beflowed on them, befitting them 
for fuch Work-, fo as through the goodnefs of God, thofe 

ftorras. 



^5 2 New Englmds McmorhH. An. 1657. 

itornis tha: lesni'd 10 ib.rtaten die Tcbveriion of our All,and did 
ac hn\ prcuiiie, co chedil'^nrbirgand fhiking of" nuny Towns 
and ChnrrHes, and to the? grear diuouragtmenc oi che Mini- 
Ikrs in divers phcrs. do iV^m co be p.rcicy well blown over; 
fuch uncomforcahle jarrs ( as have been fomcdir.es thought un^ 
ciir^abic) fcem to be throughly reconciled and healed, our 
Towns tot the inoit p^r: lupplicd ui:h godly and able Nlini- 
flers, and we lit under our Vines and 1 igtrees in peace, en joy- 
i.".g bo:h Gvi! and ReJigious Liberties : Vor which goodnefs of 
die lord, let his holy Njnie be praifed ^ and may he grant us 
lo to improve our prcfent opportunities, as he may have fome 
luitable returns, and we may have caufe to hope in his grace 
for the continuance of fuch favours. 

This Year that much honoured and worthy Gentleman, Mr, 
Thecphi/iij £.::cH, Governourof Xr.r-H.izn}, deceafed ^ who 
was very Eminent both on a Religious and Ovil account : H:s 
death proved a great blow to that JurifdiAon, and was fe- 
conJed (no: long after) wiih the lofs of another precious man 
among il them, t-iz.. Mr. Frjncts y(rvn}.t'T. 

In this year 1657, in the moneth of A'^-jfrnl-n-^ Mr. Garret 
fet fail on a Voyage for Ek^Lt:.! t\-omBcjh»-^ in whofe Ship, 
amongi} many conliderable" PalTengers, there went Mr. Trj:- 
TV ; •'• ' Vr "^"'^ '^^-'y'-'^'^ junior, of .^/Artr:s-r:«rj.Tr.i\ who was 3 \ erv pre- 
Ciffct^ hh. ^*^^^ '^^"^ • ^^ ^^'*^^ ^^'^'^ sJiill'd, and had attained co a great pro- 
ficiency in the Ir.M.m Z./^-^v^vy, and had a great propenlity upon 
hi$ Spirit to pronio: e Gods glory in their Converllon, whofe 
Labours God blelTed for the doing of much good araongft 
them ; in wliich refpe«fl lie was very much milTed amongil 
them, and bcvrailed by them : as alfo in reference un:o trw 
Preaching of Gods Word amongit the Enr.'rl there. The lofs 
of him was very great. Many other fad lo(Tes befell fundry 
others in the Country by che lofs of that Ship, both in their 
ETtates and dear Relations, to the great griet and fidoing of 
ibe hearts of many. 



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An. 1 65 8. New-Englands MerjiOrialL 155 



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I (J 5 8. 

His year Mr. Thiwxt Pnr.ce was EIc(fleJ Govfrnour of 
the Jurifdidion of NcX^-Plimanth. 

Mr. fT't/Iutm Colliery >. 

Mr. fohft JUcH, I 

Opcain7"/;j/w.?r VVillctJ 

Ci^i.Jof.tsJTinflinvy \ Were Elefted Ms Afildants 

Licuc. Th: Scuthvorth, C «n Government. 

Mr. [filli.tm Brj.iforJ^$c\ 

Mr. Thiv:.u Hinki(jy J 

This Year there was a very great Earthquake in A^^v-r^^ 
Iah^. 

Alfo Mr. R.ilph P.vrtrUgc died In a^ood old Age, having for 
the fpace of fourty years difpenfed the Word of God with 
very little impediment by fickncfs t His pious and blamelcfs life 
became very advancagious to his Dodrine-, he was much hof 
roured and loved by all that converfed with him. He was of a 
found and folid judgement in the main Truths of Jefus Chrid, 
and very able m Difputation to defend them-, he was very 
lingular in this, That notwithftanding the paufity and poverty 
of his Flock, he continued in his Work amongft them to the 
end of his life. . He went to his grave in peace, as a pjock of 
Corn fulJj ripr^ and was honourably bnricd at BuxiHr). 

In whofe Remembrance, one who was a true Admirer of his 
worth, prefentedthefeat his Tunerall. 

Not Rage, hut Age ^ not Age, ht Gods Eka-ec, 
Did call ni; hcnct\ wy Suviour Chrijl to fee^ 
yini to cwhrACfy twJ from his hand receive 
My. Crown of Glory: Oh who would nst leave 
A jlMtcrir.^ World, }uy Friends, or wku*s moji dear^ 
The Saint ^ Comhunion t kit's emoved hne^ 

X Ah 



154 Ncw-Englands Memortall, An.1658, 

Jt once to have God, Chi" ill:, Saints, Angels all. 

To make com^leat^ and fwn mir Jojes tot all t 

Now I heboid Gods Glory fate to face ^ 

Now I ft doivn Wnth Chrijh^ ivho'-ve run my Race • 

Noti' I fng praife to God, and to the Ldml^ 

Now I Cowpamon to the Artgeli am ^ 

No\\> ^heboid ^ith greateft joy my Sons 

And Daughters all ^ / niean Converted ones, 

which I '^As inftrumentall in my place 

To hring to God, hat all of his Free-grace. 

How am 1 Changed! that of late was weak^. 

Above the force of Satan how to break.? 

How ant I Changed' Son of forrow iatet 

Bm mow triumphing in my heavenly J} ate. 

Howwas Ivex*d)X-'ith pains, with griefs itioleJled\ 

Hcfw in a moment am I now Invcjlcd 

with Royal Robes, with Crowns, with Diadems, 

^ith Gods EternaU Loves f SHch precious Gems 

He hath in fiore for them his Saints that are ^ 

For fuch indeed he counts his fewels rjtre. 

Oh Brethren, vSil}a"S,Neighbours,Country,Friends, 

Fme now above yoti : Hark^ to thcjn Cod fends 

As yet ffirviving in their Worthy Charge, 

whofe worl^ it is Gods Vineyard to enlarge. 

God and my Confcintce, your experience knows^ 

JVhiles I was ri'ifb you, I \\'>as one of thofe 

That laboured' faithfully-Gods Vimyardipt^ 

Sowing his Seed, and plucking tip of Sin, 

Now is the Harveji to my felf indeed j 

The Lord grant a fupply of one to feed 

Tour Souls with heavenly food, and one to lead 

Jnwayesef God, tint ill his Courts you. tread. 

Next to Gods hve, my Ilodc, love oneanoth^i 

And next to Chrifi, preferve love to thy Bfothen 

Let ever preciotis h in jour ejleem 

Gods holy Word •, and fuch as pgk'^ detm 

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An. 1658. NeW'Engbnds MemoriaU. 155 

Of Serpents brood : whatever they pretend, 
Bj no means to fuch BUfphemies Attend, 
Decline all wanderings, left from all yon firAj ^ 
If fieft a[tde, return in this your day : 
Kee^ clofe to God, fo he that is Mofi High 
Shall yoH preferve as Apple of his Eye, 
jind give you peace, on Earth TrancjmlUty, 
Manfons in Heaven to Eternity ^ 
Where We that Death doth for a time now fever ^ 
Shall meet, embrace, and fhallnot part for ever. 

R un is his Race, 

A nd his Wort^ done ; 

L eft Earthly place, 

P artridge is gone, 

H e's With the Father and the Son. 

P ure joyes and co'fjfiant do attend 

A // that jo live, fueh is their end. 

R eturn he fljall vpith Chrljlagen, 

T Judge both jufi and finful men. 

R a\s*d IS this Bird of Paradife : 

I oy Heaven entred breal^ the ice. 

D eath under foot he trodden hath • 

G vac-c it to Glory flraitcfl Path, 

E ver enjoyes Love free from yprath. 

This year, on the laftdayof fuly, h plcafcd God that by 
Thunder and Lightning one 7o/;«P^////?/ of Marfjfield, in the 
Junfdidion of Neyv-Plmmnh, vjzs fuddenly flain. 

Alfo'inthemonethof AHgujl it pleafed God to take away 
by death Mr. William Paddy, who was a precious Servant of 
Chrif}, endued with a meek and quiet Spirir, of a courteous 
behaviour to al) men, and was very carefwl to nourifh an in- 
timate Communion wich God ; He was inftrumental in hi*s 
place for common good both in the Church, (being fgmetimes 

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156 Ncw-Engiands '-Wfw(?r/4//. An.1658. 

by Office a Deacon of the Church of Chrift at PlimoHth) and 
in ocher refpeds very officious as occafion did require. He 
having a great Temporal Eftate, was occafioned thereby ta 
have abundance of bufinefs upon him : but when he was to 
put off this his earthly Tabernacle, he laid afide all his earthly 
Incumbrances and Occafions, even as one would have taken 
off a garment, and laid it down • and without any trouble of 
Spirit (on that behalf) prepared himfelf for his Journey to the 
Everlafting Manfions, prepared for him by his Lord and Ma- 
fker in the highGd: Heavens, whereof he was well alTured •, as 
to the like efed he fpake fome words to Mr. Norton^ near 
unto the period of his life: and ^0 falling aflecp in the Lord, 
he was buried at 3tf/t>>< with honour and great lamentation, in 
the year and moneth above-mentioned. 
'One who was well acquainted with his Worth and gracious 
Endowments, prefented this following as a Teftimoniall of his 
good refpeds of him. 

W eep not dear WIfe,CHild5ren, mr dear Friends, 

I live a life of Jojes thAt mver ends. 

L ove Codf and fear hirf% to end of jour dayes : 

L ive unto him^ bnt die to fn alveajes. 

I « heavenly f lace of Blifs mj Seul doth rcfi 

A ^tffon^ the Saints and Angels I am blefl -, 

M tich letter here, then in the world at hefi, 

P r'asfing my God ii mxv 'mf great imploy, 

A bove fnch troubles as did me annoy.' 

D id but my friends know rohat Ihere poffefs, 

D vubtlefiit vfould cmfe them to mo fir » the left : 

Y oar Souls mth mine ere longjhall meet in blif.. 



16 59» 



An.ifijp. New-Enghnds MemorUll. I57 

I 6 -j 9' 

^HisYcar W. Thomas Prince was Ghofcn Governourof. 
the Jurifdidion of Ncw-Plimof^th : 



HumllUm Collltr^ 
Mr. John ^Iden^ 
Captain Thowas fyilltt^ 
Major fojias IVinJlow^ 
Lieut. Thomas Scuthrvorth, 
Mr. VViltiam Bradford, dC 
Mr^ Thomas Hinklejy 



^wcre Chofen AflK^ants 
to him in Government. 



Having noted before, That in the Year 1657. there arrived 
\x\ the Colony of New-PUmomh many of that pernicious Se(ft 
called fakers, the Reader may take notice, That by this 
time, and for^forac years after,' iVw-^«^//««^ (in divers parts 
of it) abounded with them, and they fowed their corrupt and 
damnable, Dodrines, both by word and writings, almofl in 
every Town of each Jurifdidion ^ fomc whereof were, That 
all men ought to attend to the Light rvhhin them to he the Rule of 
their Lives and AElions -^ and, That the holy Scriptures -were not 
for the inllghtmnl of man^ mr a fetled and permanent Rule of 
life. They denied the Manhood of the Lord Jefus CluiO, ancl 
affirmed, That as Man he is not in Heaven. "- They denied the 
Rcfurrcdion from the dead. They ^^vmtA^That an abfulpftc 
*Perfeflion in Holineff or Grace is attainalfle in this life. They 
placed their Juflification upon their Patience and Suffering for 
their Opinions, and on their righteous life, and retired demu- 
rity, and affeded fingularity both in word and gefturc. 

As to Civil account, they allowed not nor pradifed any civil 
refpedtoman, though fupcriours, either in Magiftratical con- 
fldcratioti, orasMafters, or Parents, or the Ancient, neij:hcr 
by word nor gellure. They dcnyalfo the ufe of Oaihes for 

X 3 the 



158 New-Englands MemoridL An. 1659. 

the deciding of Civil Controverfies -, with other abominable 
Opinions, Dreams, and Conceits, which fome of them have 
cxpreffed, tending to grofs Blafphcmy and Athcifm. 

This efficacy of Deluljon became very prevalent with many, 
fo as the number of them increafed, to the great endangering 
of the fubverfion of the whole, both of Church and Common- 
wealth, notwithftanding the endeavours of thofe in Authority 
to fupprefs the fame, had not the Lord declared againft them, 
by blafting their Encerprizes & Contrivements, foas they have 
of late withered away in a great mcafure ^ fundry. of their 
Teachers and Leaders which have caufed them to erre, are de- 
parted the Country, and we truft the Lord will make the folly 
of the remainder manifeH: to all men more and more. Errour 
is not long-lived •, the day will declare ic. Let our deliverance 
from fo eminent a danger, be received amongft the principal of 
tne Lords gracious Providences, and merciful loving kindnefles 
cowards iVw-r^^ AW ; for ihe which letprefent and future 
generations celebrate his Praifes, 

This year that Learned and godly Servant of God , Mr. 
J^enn Duftfier^ fell afleep in the Lord. He was fometimes Pre- 
fident of ///ryz/^r^ Colledge at C^w^r/^^ m New England^ in 
which he approved himfelf to the fatisfadion of fuch as were 
m thofe Affairs concerned. Afterwards he came into the Ju- 
rifdidion of New-Piimouth, and lived awhile in the Town of 
Scitaate, and was ufeful in helping to oppofe the abominable 
Opinions of the ^mkers for^- mentioned, and in the defend- 
ing, of the Tr,uth againft them. He deceafing in the faid Town 
oi Scitu^te^ his Body was embalmed, and removed unto Cam- 
hridge aforefaid, and there honourably buriett. 



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An.i66o.6i. New-Engiancfs McmorialL 15P 



1660. 

THis Year Mr. Thomas Prince was Chofcn Governour of 
the Jurisdiftion of New-Plimomh : 

Mr. PFi//iam Collier, -n 

Mr. fohn Alden^ / 

Captain Thomas Pf^illet, ( ^ - . „^n 

Major fofia4PrinJlow, Y'l' '^'f'' A"'^^"" ^^ 

Oi^K.TbiseHthLth, ( himin Government. 

Qz'fuVniliarH Bradford.S^. \ 
Mr. Thorn AS HirtkUj^ -J 

This year f^w?/ PiV^r^, a young man that "belonged to So- 
fioftcomirtPon Filling, and upon occafion putting into P//- 
tf!ofith Harbour, it plcaied God that a ftorm of Thunder and 
Lightning arofe, and by a biow thereof he was flain of a fud- 
dcn, being much fcorchcd and burnt thereby, although hl4 
Clothes were made faft and clofe about him : fo ftrange 
was this great work to the wonderment of all that beheld it. 



T 



I 6 6 u 

His Year Mf. Thomas Prince was Chofen Governour 
of the Jurifdidion of New-Plimomh: 

Mr. J^illiam Collier^ 

Mr. fohn AldtH, 

Captain Thomas Willet^ /^t r a/v/i u- 

Major Jofias VViuJlo.., S¥^;i ^^^^^^ntS to him 

<:js!^z.TLmasSoHLonh, ^ m Government. 

Capr. Winiam Bradford, & 

Mr. Thomas Hinklej 



1 60 Ncw-Englands MemorlaiU An. 1662. 



I 6 6 i^ 



M 



R. Thomas Pnnce was Chofcn Govornour of ttieju- 
lifdiftion of Ne^-P.limoufh: 



Hx.lViHiAm Collier. 
Mr. John AUcMj 
Captain Thomas H^ilUty 
Major J oft as PVinJlow^ 
Cape. Thomas Somhrvorth, 
Opr. VVilliAm Bradford, Sc 
Mr. Thomas Hifiklty, 



.were Chofen his AfH- 
ftants in Governmcnr. 



This Year upon occafion of fonie fufpitlou of foj^e plot ia- 
tended by the Indians againft the EngUflj ., ?h}l\^ the Sachem of 
PocanAkft, otheiwife called Alctacom, made his appearance ac 
the Court held at Plimsnthy Au^pifi- 6. did ear^eftly defire the 
continuance of that amity ancf friendfhip that hath formerly 
been between the Cover nour of Pllmsuth and bis deceafed Fa- 
ther and Brother : and to that end the faid Phil'p doth for him- 
ielf and his fucceflor sdcHrc, that they might for ever remain 
fub)e(fl tothe Ktngof E»gl.^ndyh\s^ heirs and fucceflbrs ^ and 
doth faidifully promife and engage, that he and his, will truely 
and exddly obferve and keep mviolable, fuch conditions as for- 
merly have been by his rredecefTors made ^ and particularly, 
that he will not at any time, neediefly or unjullly, provoke or 
raife War with any of the Natives • nor at any time give, fell, 
or any way difpofe of any Lands (to him or them appertaining) 
to any Grangers, or to any without our privity or appointment^ 
but w/11 in all things endeavour to carry peaceably, and inoffen- 
Hvely towards the Engllp;, 

And the faid Court did then alfo exprefs their willingnefs to 
coiuiiuie with him and his, the abovefaidfriendiliip, and do on 
rhelr part promife. that they will afford them fuch friendly af- 

fiftancc 



An.i662. Hew Englands MeuiortalL ^^^ 

finance by Advice andotherwife, as they jaftly may : And we 
will require our , Englifh at all times to carry friendly towards 
them. •^- In witnefs whereof the faid Phihp the Sachem hath fee 
to his Hand, as alfo his Uncle, and Wimeffed unco by fundry 
other of his chief men." 

mtnefs^* John Saufamen., 

Themurk^ U^ of Francis The mark, Pu p( Philip 

the Sachem of Naufec. A/ias Mecacom.' 

^Thisycar, on the26of fanu.i>y;'zX thefhutting in of the 
Evening, there was a very great Earthquake in. NtTv-EngUfid^ 
and the fame night another,, although fomething Icfsthen the . 
former.' 

'And again, on the 28 of the fame moneth there was another 
about Nine of the clock in the morning. 

"Torafmuch as I have had fpecial occafion fcveral times in this 
Hiftory to mention divers Earthquakes that have been in Niw- 
JErKi^Und^ they being great and terrible works of God, and are 
ufually ominous to fome ^ flrokes and villtations of his hantl 
unto places and peoples where they are; and fometimes the 
Lord in the very afting of his power in them, hath declared 
hisfeverity tothe childrcn^of men,. to their^ great overthrow 
and confullon :' 

• I thought it neceftary, befocel parson,a little to point at 
fome few particulars, to work and induce us to a profitable 
remembrance of them •, it being very confiderable that is faid 
by aufeful Author, \r\ taking notice of theWifdome of God, 
in preparing the Earth to be a fit Habitation for man to d\weli 
in,:.addeth withall, ThAt as if man Were twt ^Ivcayes Vi'orthj to 
tread fipon fo fvlid a fohnd^tien , Wi" fee it oft-times ejH^ke dnd 
(hake ^^ and rock^and rend it felf^ m if it (hewed that I}e tvhich 
made it threatned f>} this trcm(;ling the Impiety of the ^orld, and 
the riiiftc of thofe that drvellcn the Earth. 

In order unto that which I have' nominated in this "behalf, 
and more principally intend, let us take notice. That. Writers 
haverendred the caufe of Earthquakes to be.'zWwi^w it 

Y ' ha[)pencth 



1 62 Ncw£ngl3nds Mcmoriatl, An. 1662. 

hafpcnah that ylir and "^indy Spirits and Exhalations are fhut up 
in the Caverns of the Earthy or have fi^ok fajfage as is too nar- 
row for them^ thej then ft riving to hcak^ their pri/ons^ Jhake the 
Earth, andmakeit trtmble. They fpeak likcwife of che fcvc- 
ral k\nAzs ot" them : as 

Firfl, When the whole force of the Wind, driveth to one 
place, (here being no contrary motion to let or hinder (c- 
many Hills and Buildings have been rulhed down by this kinde 
of Earthquake, efpeciaily wchen the Wind cauling it was ftrong: 
for if it be a feeble Wind, it onely loofeneth or unfafteneth 
Foundations ; if lefs feeble , then without further harm the 
E,irth onely Ihakes, like one lick of an Ague. 

Secondly, Ihefecond kindc is a fwelling of the Eirth ; the 
which, whenthe Wind is broken out of its prifon, the Earth 
returns to its place again. 

Thirdly, A third kinde is, A gaping, rending, or cleaving of 
the Earth one part from another fo that fometimes whole 
Towns, Ci:ies, Rocks, Hills, Rivers, and fome parts of the 
Sea hath been fwallowed up, and never ic^n more. 

Fourthly, A fourth kinde is, Shaking tha: caufeth linking, 
rmtti v.rs the and is farre different from the forrner •, for now the Earth 
^tu^itnk Oce- fpijff^di r,Qc ^ t)ut finkech ; this being in fuch places where 
^a5(^^ Liwo though the fui face of the ground be folid, yet it hath but a 
cfjhmcthy rvho fait founditiQn,which being moil}ened by water drivea through 
livfd ^66 )e4rs it by the force of thefhakingExhalaaon, is turned into water 

before Chriji ^\(q^ 

yfAibotn, Fifthly, A fifth kinde of Earthquake is contrary to the for- 

mer •, for as before the ground finks down, fo now it is caft 
up, like as in the fecond kinde already mentioned: onely this 
is the difference, that now it returncth not to its place again, 
but remains a great Mountain. And note, that if fuch a Riling 
be in the Sea, it not onely caufeth overflowings, but produceth 
likewifemany Iflands, fuch as were never feen before. 

Thefe particulars are treated of at large by approved Au' 
ihors, and here Onely hinted, to the incenc tha: we may take 
notice of the fpecial Providence of God to Ntw-Englfind in 

this 



An. 1 662. New-Englands A/^w/>m//. i6^ 

this behalf, that we have not hs yet felt the mifery of the word 
of thekjndcsof Earthquakes forenamed, norfwallowcd up in 
them, but thofe we have been fenfible of have been rather 
gentle Warnings unto^us , to fhake us out of our eafthly- 
mindednefs, fpiritual fecurity, and other fins, left the Lord 
do comeagainft us with Judgements of this kindc in the forcft 
and worft fort of them, or otherwife by removing the pre- 
fent blelTing of godly Govcrnrtient from us. 

Notwithftanding that which hath been faid , the Efficient 
Ciufe is Supernatural, ascicher principally C*?^, or inftrumen- 
tajly the y^n^f/r, although naturally the Wind rtiiit upwit|iin 
the Pores and Bowels of tne Earth, ks h before- noted. 

If theEffcdsof them ufually are fuch, as by them isfomc- Exod. 19.18. 
rinrcs a difrovery of rhc'GhanncIs of Water, and Foundations Pf»'-i9<fSc 
ot* the World, the Removing of Mountains from one place ^3*^11^18 t 
to another, the Cieai'ing of Rocks, and opening of Graves pfai.ig^iy* 
and of Gates, yea the throwing down of many famous Build- ZcdM4 4. 
ingsandCuic5, andibmefwallowed up, and many thoufands R^v.^. 11,14. 
of people deflroyed thereby . the turning of plain Land into J^i^ ^^ ^^* 
Mountains-, the throwing down of Mountains , arid railTng ^^^•'^' 
up of Iflands in the Sea, the breaking out of Rivers where 
there were none before • the difcovery of burning Mountains 
where there were none (ccn before -, Famineand PeOifence -. (of 
which pa^ftfcnlars divers inftlinces might be produced out of the 
Sacred Scf»ptDr^,and feveral other Authors • ) Ought we noc 
then to fear and tremble before fo great a God, who (as one 
faith) (}y his Handnyaid Nature doth fo terrihlj JJyake the Et^.rth, 
as m La-fid can be fure^ no place (0 firong that can defend w ? 
Nay, the moreftrong, the more datlgerous^ for,, the higher, 
the greater fhe foil. Let us therefore fay with the Wrfe-man^ Ecclcf.j n. 
I know that '^■hatfoever God dcth^ fhall ft and for ever ^ mthing 
can befut to ity nor a^j tbhig taken from it : and Cod doth it that 
men jhould fear before him. 

This Year Mr. 7c^» Arc^'^ ended this Jife^ in his yonnget 
Years travelling into the low Countries, he came acquainted 
with , and took good liking to the Reverend Paftor of the 

Y 2 Church 



1^4 Nevv-Englands McmotulL An. 1663. 

Church of Chriftac Lejdcr} as alfo tofundry of the Brethren 
of tliac Churchy which. ancient amity induced him (upon his 
coming over 10 New England) to feat himfelf in the Jurif- 
didion of New- Pliynouth in which h^was cJiofcn a Magiftrarc; 
in whicliplacehefcrved God and the Country feveral Years; 
he was well accompliflied with abilities, to both civil and reli- 
gious concernments, and attained througli Gods grace unto a 
comfortable perfwafion of the love and favour of God to him •, 
iie falling fick of a Feaver^with much ferenicy and fpiritua! corn- 
ier t, fell afleep in the Lord , and was honourably buried at 
Jf'ayiKatmifet t\Qit Rehoboth, ,\n the fpring of the Vear abovC' 
laid. 



T 



i 6 6 I. 

\\\% Year Mr. Thontat Prhce was Chofcn Govcrnour of 
thejurifdidionof Nnv-FJimoatb i 

Mr. mil! am Collier, v 
Mr. foh» Aide ft, J 

Cape. Th,ma, Wilkt, /^^^ ^^^f^,, j^ ^^ ^j5 ^^j^. 

M.i,o,7,y?« «-.»/J«r, y ants in Government. 

Cape. T ww/t/ SonthyvorthA 
Cape, fvilliam Bradford \ 
Mr, Thomas Hincklejj J 

Thisy^sr lAr. Sarnie! NenomaK, Teacher of the Church of 
Ghrift at Rehoboth, changed this life for a better. He was 
fometimes Preacher of Gods Word at w^<';'W(?/;/;^ in the Jurif- 
diAionof the Majfachufett^ and from thence removed toi?^- 
hboth, where he continued in the Work of the Miniftry until! 
the end of his dayes. He was a lively difpenfer of the Word 
of God, and of a pious life, v-er.y hofpitable, and at the dofc 
of his life very full of joy and comforc •, and with chearfolnefs 

of 



An.i665. New-Englands MemorUlL t6s 

of fpiric refigned himfelf up to the Lord, and his Spirit into 
arms of hisblefled Redeemtr, defiring that the holy Angels 
might do their office in tranfporting his Soul into everlafling 
biffs and happinefs. He fell afleep in the Lord on the the fifcii 
of ^hly 1663. 

This year alfo it pleafed God to put 3" fpeedy period co tlie 
life of Mr. John Norton^who was a hkrnwg and d fhining Light ; 
and although the Church of Bojlon m a more fpecial manner 
felt the fmart of this fudden blow, yet it reflcded upon tlie 
whole Land. He was fingularly endowed with the Tongue of 
the Learned, ihabled to fpeak a word in duefeafon, not onely 
io the wearied Soul, but alfo a word of Counfel to a people in 
neccflicy thereof, being not onely a wife Steward of the things 
of JefusChrift, bucalfo a wife Statefman •, fo that the whole 
I^nd fuftained a great lofs of him. At his firft coming over 
into Nevu'England^ he arrived, at riimotith^ where he abode 
the beft part of one Winter, and Preached the Gofpel of the 
Kingdome unto them •, and ever after to his dying day retained 
a good aflcftion unto them : From thence he went to Bofton^ 
and from thence to hfivich in New-EnglAnd^ where he was 
chofen the Teacher of their Churchy and after the deatli of 
worthy Mr, Ccf^5« he was foUfcited, and at length obtained to 
return to Bofton i and there fcrved in that Office uniill his 
death. He was chofen by the Jurifdidion of the Afi^fa- 
chrfetfy together with the much honoured Mr. Simon Brad- 
ftreet, to go over into England z$ Agents in the behalf of tliac 
Jurifdidion, unto His Majefty and the Privy- Council, upon 
Bufinefs of greateft TruA and Concernment ^ and foon after 
his Return, it pleafed God fuddenly and tinexpededly to take 
him away by death on the fifth day of Aprils 1 663. His Body 
was honourably buried at ^<?y?tf;?. On whofe much lamented 
deadi take this following Ehgie. 



Y 5 An 



166 Ncw-Englands MemorialL An. 1663. 



ht\ Biggie on ihz Death ot that Eminent Minillcr of 
the Gofpel , Mr. fobn Norton , the Reverend 
Teacher of the Church of Chrift at Bofion^ who 
exchanged this life for a better April 5. 1663. 

Ask. *iot f^^e reafoH Vchy Tears are our meat^ 
And nor.e hut A'lopirners fcen in ev*rj flrcct ? 
Our Crown {^das) is f^iln from our head ^ 
irc finde it cff: Woe to us, NORTON'S dcadf 

Our breach is like the Sea, no healing's known : 
To comfort Sions daughter is there none ^ 
Ob teach your daughters ivailing every one^ 
Their Neighbours deepefi Lame fit at ion / 

Oh that mine eyes a Fountain were of Tears ! 

J'd day artd vight in Aiourning fpend mj years. 
My Father 1 Father 1 Ifraels-Chariots thou 
And Horfcmen wer*c I Sonscf the Prophets now 

ff'eep, fincc your Mader from your head is taken 1 • 
This Father of the Mufes hath forfai^n 
His Study here, not liking our dark^ Roome^ 
Dothchnfe thoCe Afanjions in his Fathers liome. 

The Schooli^en*s DoAors, \\;homfoe*re they call 
Subci^e, Seraphick, or Angelicall ; 
Dull Souls ] their Tapers burnt exceeding dim 
They might to School again to learn of him. 

Lomb^v dmufitottt of date : Veenevf frofefs 
Norton the Mafler of the Sentences. 
Scocus, a Dunce to him : Shotild Uv compare 
Aquinxs here, none to be named are. 

0( a more heavenly firnin his Notions ^ere^ 
Aiore pure, fuhlime, Scholajlical and cleare 
More li\e the A po files Paul and John I ^ijl, 
tf'as this ottr Orthodox Evangclin-. 

And 



An.i6d3. New-Englands MimorUll, 1^7 

And though An Exile from his N*t\ve Lund^ 
As John /« Patmos Was ^ yit here the hand 
Of Chrif} leads forth wore cle.nlj to efpj 
The Nevv-Jerufa!era/«/;fK hAverj. 

ivho more Ackte In Judgement "^as then he ? 
More fAmom too for Heavenly Policie •. 
He U'<?/ A vrife and fAuhful ConnfelloTy 
One of a thoufand, an Interpreter. 

Mighty in Word And Prayer, T»ho could have 
PP'hate're Almofi from Heaven he did crave : 
On him, rvith things "Without {yvhich Vie not name) 
The care of all the Churches daily came. 

He car*d thfts nAtarallj : Oh hear that Rod 
which Hi bereav*d of fuch a Man of God I 
Zealous for Order •, very Critic all 
For TvhAt fVAs trnel) Congregational!. 

A Pillar of cur Church 4;;^ State vras he • 
Bi^t now No more, no more his face we fee I 
H^ho thought more fit of all his Tribe to fland 
before our King^ for fAVottr for our Land 

Lately ? h,t now tranjlated is to Reft 

This Agent of New-Englands Interefl; 

When Ufl he Preach'dy he us the Patern^^^-f 
Of all that Worftiip Chrift in's Church Voould hnve 1 
God then him up into the Mount did caU^ 
To have the Vifion Beatifical). 

As Thomas to the Twelve faid [^Come, let's go 
And die with him] J'dAlmofi- faid fo too : 
rie jet Awhile in Tears fowe, that I maj 
With him in joyful Reapings live for ay, 

A Tomh 



^6S New Englands Memeriaft. 



glands Memsnall. An.1663. 



A Tomb now holds his Sofils beloved Shrine, 

of th Holy Ghofl a Temple wofl divine. 

And ^ell New-Englands Hearc may rent at this 1 

Ff^ondernoty Reader, I fa greatly mifs 

Fit words y his Worth, 6fir lofs and grief fo (Ame^ 
yVhm as »<? .Epitaph cm decUre the fkme, 

T,S. 

Not long after, viz. in the monethof JhIj^ followed the 
death of that Eminent Servant of God , Mr. Samuel Stojne, 
who was another Star of the flrfi Adagnltttde in the Firmament: 
of Nevo- England. He was a learned, folid, and judicious Di- 
vine, equally able for the Confirmation of the Truth , and 
Confutation of Errours. His Miniflry was with much Con- 
viction and Demonftration, and when he fet himfelf to Appli- 
cation , very Powerful. He was Teacher to the Church of 
//^rz/o^-^ fourteen years together with Mr. Hooker^ and (ixteen 
years after him, Thirty years in all: He <lied on the loih of 
/«/;,■' and was honourably buried ac Hartford. 

A ThrenoMd upon onr Churches fecond dark Edipff, 
happening 5P^«/)f 20. 1663. by Deaths Interpofitlon 
between us and that Great Ltgbt and Divine Planr, 
Mr. SamudSione^ late of Hartfordm New-EngUttdt 

LAjl Spring this Sur/imer ntdj be Autumn jlyl'd^ 
Sad withering pall our Beauties which defpo]fl'd : 
Two choicefl Plants^ our Norton and our Stone, 
Tour Jufts threw down •, remov'dy ' away are gone. 
One Tear brought Stone and Norton to their AiothsY 
In one Tear April July them did f/nother.. 
Dame Cambridge Another to this darllrtg Son ^ 
Emmanuel. Nortbampt that heard this one^ 

EiTex. 



An.i663. ^iw-Bn^hnds Memor/d//. j^p 

ElTex, oftr Bay, Hartford, w SMe clad. 

Come bear jonr parts in this Threnodia fad. 

In bfiyig One, Church many loft : O then 

Many for One come be fad ftngtng mm, 

^^7 Nacure, Grace rf»^ Arc be found in ont 

So high, as to be found in few or none ? 

In hir/i thefe Three Tvith f 1411- fraught hand conte fled 

With which bj each he fhould be mofl tnvrfied. 

The Largefs of the Three it W.?/ fo great 

On him, the Stone \\;as held a Light compleac : 

A Stone more then the Eben-ezer fam'd ; 

Stone fplendent Diamond, right Orient namU ^ 

A Cordiall Stone, that often cheared hearts 

fVtth pleafant mt, tvith Go/pel rich imparts ; 

Whet-Stone, that Edg, (I'd th' ebtufefl Aifinde ; 

load-Stone, that dren> the Iron Heart unkinde • 

A Ponderous Stone, that Would the Bottom found 

Of Scripture-depths, and bring out hr can's found -^ 

A Stone for Kindly DavidV ufe fo fit. 

As Vaopild not fail Goliah'j Front to hit ; 

A Stone an Antidote, thut brake the courfe 

Of Gangrene Errour by Convincing force • 

yf Stone Acure, fie to divide and fcjuare -^^ 

A Squared Stone, i^ecame Chnfls Buildrng rare ^ 

A PecerV Living lively Stone, {fo Reared) 

As live, was Harttords life • dead, death u feared. 

Jn Hartford old. Stone firfl drew Infant breath ; 

hi New tf>,s'd his lafi : O there beneath 

Hi's Corfs are laid, near to his darltntr Brother, 

Of ^hom dead oft he figh'd. Nor fuch another. ^'* "^^^• 

Heaven is the more defireable {faid k) 

Vox Hool^^tr, Shepard, and //«yr)w Company, 

E.B, 
2 1664. 



J 70 New-Englands McmorialJ, An. 1664, 



I <5 d 4-. 

THis Year Mr. Thomas Pntjce was Ghofcn Cover nour of 
the Jurisdidion of New-flmouth : 

Mr. wlUiam Collier^ -v 
Mr. John Alden^ J 

C^pamThoma, wUkt, f^ ,-^^f^^ ^j^^^^^^ ^^ 

Ma,orJ/^«',.yZ.n- \ him in Govcrnmenc. 

Cape. Thw Sottthrcoyth, I 
Capi. f^rU/iam Bradfurd,^\ 
Mr. Thomas H'mklejy -^ 

'K\\\.%^tvi:2.BUzAKg-StaY or O^sff appeared in New-Eng" 
land, in the Ninth, Tench, Eleventh, and the beginning of ihc 
Twelfth Monech : Concerning which, it hath been obferved. 
That fuch was its motion, that in all likelihood it was vilible to 
all the Inhabitants of the Earth-, and that alfo in its motion 
the Blaze of it did turn to all the quarters of the World ^ and 
that by its turning according to the fevcral Afpeds it had to the 
Sun, it was no fiery Meteor caufcd by Exhalation, but tliat it 
was fcnt immediately by God to awake the fecure World, 

I willingly clofc with that which Mv. Sawficl Danforth hath 
Religioufly obferved, as to the Theological Application oi this 
flrange and notable Appearance in the Heavens, That indeed 
i;ytheTefilmony of the Sacred Scriptures, and the cor/imon Biflo- 
ries of former Ages, Comets do nffiallj precede, and portend great 
Calamities, and notahle Changes. 

Toaddcafew more Inftances to thofe the faid Author hath 
well obferved. 

When the Empcrour Jovian attained to the Empire, (fuc- 
ceediDgtheApoftata7«//^«, under whom the Church fufTered 
much PerfecuJion ) and that under him boch Church and 
Commonwealth were like to have had a flourifliing time, had 

he 



An.i664. New EngUnas ^rwtfrw//. 171 

he nor been taken away by fudden death ^ Then alfo. appeared SocMtej, lib. 
^Cornet, (hewing that further trouble was yec tobeexpcded 4'C'»;.xi. 
to the Church. 

Again , other Authors make mention of a ftrange Comet 
chat was ken in the year of Chrift 410, being like a Two- 
edged Sword, which portended many Mi fchiefs and Calamities 
that happened both m the Eail and Weft, and fuch great 
ilriughters of men were about thofe dayes, as no Age ever 
afforded the lilic : All Ehvodc was in a manner undone-, no 
fmall part of Afia was affrighted •, and Africa alfo was not 
void of thofe Evils, as War, Famine, Drought and Pellilence; 
al! of them ftrove as ic were to trouble the whole World. 

Alfo in the Years 1400, 1401, 1402, 1405, Comets ap- 
peared, and g'eat Calamities followed ^ fundry unheard-of 
Difcafcs were felt. Rivers dried up, and Plagues were increafed^ 
TamerWm^ Ktng of the Scythians and Parthiatif^ witli an in- ^"'^^ Carlor^ 
numerable Hoft invaded Afi, calling h\mk\( The fVrath. of ^^^•'>-^''^^^^' 
God^ andDefoUtionof the Earth, 

Alfo in the Year 1 5 79 appeared four Comets ^ and in the 
Years 1530, 1552, and 1533, were feen in each year one. 

Litft^aet faith, That there were three within the fpace of 
two years, upon which chefe and the like Calamities followed ^ 
viz. A great Sweating Sicknefsin England^ which took away 
great multitudes of people ^ The ThyI^ in the quarrel of fohn- 
VHavoyda^ who laid Claim to the Crown of Hungaria, encred 
the faid Knigdome with Two hundred and fifty thoufand fight- 
ing Souldiers, committing againft the Inhabitants thereof molt 
harfhand unfpeakable Murthers, Rapes, Villanies and Cru- 
elties. 

Great Famine and Dearth in Venice^ and the Countries 
thereabouts, which fwept away many ^ The Sweating Sicknefs 
in 'Brnbam^ and in a great part of Germany. 

Great Wars likewife about the Dukedome of MilUtn^ be-. 
twecn the Emperour Charles the Fifth, and Francis the French 
King. 

About that time alfo all Lufitamn or Portugal was ftruck 

Z 2 with 



17^ Ncvv-Englands MemotiaU. An. 1664. 

wich an Earthquake, infomuch that at V/tJippo^ or Lishort^ above 
:i Thoufand Houfcs weie thrown down, and Sixty more fo 
fhaken that they were ready to fall ; with many other Evils 
that befell thofe parts about that time. 

And to obferve what hath fallen out Hnce this laft Comet ap- 
peared, will not be unufeful, either in Ettrope^ or in /America. 
\n Europe^ the great Conteit between our own Nation and 
^^^^'l^^Y^' ^^^^^^^^^ which hath threatned bloody War- and what will 
Sf hlvlken ^^ intheconcluHon, is known onely to God: Befides other 
Jddcnginr^ftnenis ConteRs between the Z)/-/rf/fj and feme orher of their Neigh- 
^(trennhc trvo bours ^ as alfo the Pclhlence very hoc both in Engiand and 
tiat'mu and HolUnd. 

mch Blood In America, the late and fad blow that our Countrymen at 

^^ ' the Jflc;C/;''/y? o^Wj received from the /'^•fwrA'. And as to our 

felves \n Nirv- England^ although through the mercy of our 
good God there is no breaking in, nor going out into Capti- 
vity, nor complaining in our llreecs • yet we have been threat- 
ned with Invafion by Forreign Force, and fomecimcs in ex- 
pedation thereof, as alfo we are not to flight the hand of 
God in his late fore Strokes in taking away fo many by Thun- 
der and Lightning, to the great amazement and terrour of 
many : as alfo Gods continued llrokes in Drought, Blading, 
and Mildew, with which much of the Fruits of the Earth have 
been deft royed. All which confidercd, ought to induce us to 
fearch and try our wayes, and to enter into a ftrid and ferious 
examination of our hearts and lives, and having found out 
what thofe fins are that are molt provoking to the Majcfty of 
Heaven, we may reform them, whether in Church, in State, 
m Family, or in Perfons, that \o he may not Jlir up all his 
PW 78 38* \\ra.th^ but yet may deltght ever m to do m good^ from the hgin' 
mng of the year to the end thereof. 

This year it pleafed God to fmice the Fruits of the Earth, 
f ;^. the Wheat in fpecial, with Blafting and Mildew, whereby 
much of it was utterly fpotlcd, and became profitable for no- 
thing, and much of it worth little, being light and empty. 
Thj5 was looked, at by the judicious and confcientious of the 

Land, 



An, 1 664. New-Englands MemomlL i73 

Land, as a fpeaking Providence againfl: the Vntha}:kfnlnefs of 
many for fo great a mercy, and x.h6v Aiurrnuring expreffedin 
their words, by lighting and undervaluing terms of it : as alfo 
againil Voiuptuoufnefs, and abufe of the good Creatures of 
God by Licentioufnefs in Drinking, and Falhions in Apparel •, 
for the obtaining whereof, agreatpartof this principal Grain 
was oftencimf s unneceflarily expended. This fo fad'a Difpenfa- 
tion, with other particulars, occafioned theobfervation of fome 
dayes in a way of Humiliation before the Lord, fomewhat more 
frequently then ordinary. Let it alfo be obferved, That yet /« 
judgement he rcmembnd mercy, by affording a plentiful Haf veft of 
other forts of Grain, fo as the Country fuffered not in refped 
of the want of Bread this year, but had plenty thereof. 

Tliis year alfo His Majeilies Commiflioners, viz.. Colonel 
Richard Nicolls^ Sir Rohert Carre Knight, George Cartwright 
Efq-, arid Samuel Maverick^ Efq-, Arrived at Boficti in New 
EngUndln themonethof 7^7/: The tenour of whofc Com- 
rriilionwas in fpecial, To reduce fk Dutch ^f fk Manhato's fa 
Hu Majejites obedience-^ which in fome fhort time was accom- 
plifhed, and the Place and Jurifdidion thereof furrendred up 
unto His Majellies faid Commiffioners, who flyled it by the 
Name of Nere- Tor;^, and placed a Government over it of His 
Majefties Subjeds, the aforefaid honourable Colonel Richard 
iV/co/// being Governour in chief there. And whereas they 
were likewife Commiflionated Tohar and determine fuch Dif- 
ferences as might h amon^ft the Colonies, in re(peSh unto the Bounds 
of their Jurifdi&ions ^ ^Some fuch Differences were by them 
heard, and in fpecial betwixt PUmotith and Road-I/land, and fuch 
Settlement therein concluded as they were capacitated unto. As 
alfo fnndry PropoHtions were by them made to fevcral of the 
rcfpedivc Jurifdidions , which together with the Agitations 
concerning them, and the Anfwers unto them, are clfewhere 
extant. They likewife prefented the honoured Govcrnour of 
the Jurifdidion of Plimouth (as to that Colony) with a gracious 
Letter from His Ma jefty : The Contents whereof are as fol- 
loweth. 

Z 3 '^o 



i74 Ncvv-Englands MemorUU. An. 1664. 

7o Our Trufty atid Well beloved. Our GovernsUr And 
Cottnctl of Ncw-Piimomh^^rf^/, 

CHARLES REX. 

TRufty and well- beloved. We greet you well. Wc 
need not miargc upon Our Care of? and Affcdon 
to that Our Plantation ok New-Plmouth , when Wc 
give you fuch a Teftimony & Manifcftation of it, in the 
fending of thofe Genikmcn, perfons well known unto 
Us, and deferving from us, Our trufty and welt- beloved 
Colonel Richard Nicolls^ S^\x Robert Carre Yinx^t^ George 
Cartxvright E q^ and Sarrtud Maverick E!q-, our Commif* 
fioners to vifit you> and other our Plantations in tbofc 
parts of New England^ and to give us a full and particu- 
lar Information and account of your prcfcnt ftate and 
condition , and how the fame may be advanced and 
imprpvcd by any further Adls of Grace and Favour 
from us towards you-, ^nd that both you and all the 
world m.iy know and take notice. That we take you in- 
to our immediate proredion, and will no more fuffcr you 
to be opprefTcd or injured by any foreign Power, or ill 
Neighbours, then we would fuffer our other Subje(fls 
that live upon the fame Continent with us> to be fo in- 
jured and opprefTed. And as our Care and Prorcdioa 
will (wc doubt not) be fullicient with Godsblcfling to 
defend you from foreign force \ fo our Care and Cir- 
cumfped:ion is no lets, that you may live m peace a- 
mongft your fdvi^s, and with thofe our other Subje<fVs 
who have planted thcmfclvcs in your neighbour Colo- 
nics, with that Juftice, Affc<f^ton, and brotherly Love, 

which 



An. 1 664. New Englands Mem§ridli, I75 

wh'ich becomes Subjects born under the fame Prince, 
and in the Hime Country, and of the fame Faith and 
"Hope in the Mercies ot our Lord and Saviour Jcfus 
Chrift. And to the end there may be no Contentions 
and Differences between you, in rcfpe<fl of the bounds 
and Jurifdi(5tionof your fcveral Colonies*, the hearing 
and determining whereof we have referred to our Com- 
miifioners, as the. Right appears by clear Evidence and 
Tcftiinony before them , or that they can fettle ic by 
year mutual Confcnt and Agreement; otherwife, in 
cafes of difficulty, they (hall prcfent the fame to us, who 
will determine according to our own Wifdome and Ju- 
ftice. The Addiefs you formerly made to tfs^ gave us 
fo good fatisfadion of your Duty , Loyalty and Af- 
fediontous, that we have nocthelealt doubt that you 
will receive ihofc Commifsioners in fuch manner as be- 
comes you , and as may manifeft your refpe<5l and af- 
fcdion towards us, from whom they arc fenr. They 
will let you know the refolurjonwc have to prefcrve ail 
your Liberties and Privikdges, both Ecclefiaftical and 
Civil, without the leaft violation •, which we prefume 
will difpofe you to manifeft by all wayesin your power, 
Loyalty and Affcdion to us , that all the world may 
know that you do look upon your fclves as being as 
much our Subjcd^j and living under the fame obedience 
under us, as it you continued m your natural Country. 
And fo We bid you farewell. 

Civn at Our Court at Whitehall, April 23. 1664. 
in tht Sixteenth Tear of Our Rei^n. 

By HiS Maj elites fpccial Command, 

HENRY BENET. 

After 



iy6 New Englands Memoria/L An. 1665 

After the faid His MajeRies Commifiioners had vifited fe- 
veralof the Jurifdiftions of New-EyigUnd^ and were coiirte- 
onfly entertained in every of them, the faid honourable Co- 
lonel Richt?.rdNicolls is fccled at Nerv-Toyk^ for the prefent, be- 
ing Govcrnour there, as is before-noted: Geergt C^rtuvrlght 
Efq-, went for iF;j^^Winthe latter end of the year with Mr. 
BcKJarnhtGillam^ and was taken by the Z);j'rr/;, and afterwards 
RobectCarre with fome difficulty arrived in Englc.nd: Sii* Robert Carre is 
finci that went ^^ ^^^ prefenc at Delaware , and Mr. Samuel Maverick^ ac 
foT England, B^Jlon, 
in th: ycaf 67- 

He arrived (It Briflol, nud ditd there ]\ir\c \. the next da)i nfter fc? came afbore. About that 
time it vcas thought by fuch as werejudicionSy Ttiat through the lti(!.i^atio/t of tbi faid Maverick, 
(rvhofe /pint rpas fuU of ,P^uri_^iiiCy a^ai'tfl the Country) 0t<r both Civil and Religions Liberties 
wert much enditn^ered -^ and the rather for thfit prob;ibbj there would have i)cc/i aCanciirrexcc of 
4hcrs Jll-nfc^td.in the Land^ had not the Lord prevented. 



T 



1 6 d 5. 

'His year Mr. Thomas Prince was Ek<fted Governour of 
tbejurifdidion of Ne'^-Plim$kth. 

Mr. U^illUm Colliery 1 

Mr. fohn Aldert^ \ 

Major fofias IViafloTv. \ ^u r k rrn. .^ 

r-yL <ri c r \l '^wcrc Chofen AUiltants 

Capr. Thomas Sotithrvorth, f i.- • ^ 

r.,r^^ T/T/-jr V 'r w" J to Himm Government. 

C.apt. y Vtlltam Braafora^ J 

Mr, Thomas Hinhjej^ & j 

yi^ » James Br oypyj, J 

In the Spring of this Year , that honourable Gentleman 
Mr. /(3^« £WiW, Governour of the Jurifdidionof the Ma f- 
fachufets^changed this life for a better. He was a very virtuous 
Gentleman, find vva2 greatly honoured and loved of the moO, 
^s he wdi dk'fervcde He amved ac Salem in the year 1628, 

and 



An.i665. Ncw-Englan ds Mmortall. jrjj 

and had the chief Command of thofe thac at the f?rlt there ' 

leared, and bare a deep ftiare of the Difficulties of thofe iirft 
begmnings which were great, by reafon efpecially of the 
great S.ckneis and Mortality thac was then amongft them, as 
har. been before-noted: There he continued, untlll thej .rif- 
d.d.onoi the Majf.ch.fets fa w reafon to defire his removal 
to hojlon, for the more convenient Adminiftration of Jurtice as 
Governour of the laid Jurifdidion, to which he was frequent- 
ly Eledted for many years together with little intermiliion • 
2nd m which honourable Service he ferved God and the Coun^ 
ry, until old Age, and the InHrmities thereof, cominq upon 
h.m,hefel UdeeprntheLord, and was with great honour and 
folemmty Interred at Boflon. 

h/l'f y^'^Jl^Ple^^ed Gocitocaufc afad difpenfition of his 
hand to pafs before us, in reference to thefudden death of 
Captam DnveKport, who in the Moneth of %ly was flain as 
he ay on h:s Bed with a blow of Thunder an5 lightning He 
w samanof fomeEminency, being betrufred with the Com- 
mandof the Caniein the^./^r^^,,. at which faid CaRIe 
he was (lam as aforefa.d : The more ought this fo (:xd (Iroke 
of Godtobeconfidered, and laid to heart, and improved for 
our humiliation, and the amendment of our lives before the 
great and terrible God who fo aloud fpakeunto us in this fo 
lad and awing a Providence. 

This year it pleafed the Lord again to flrike the Wheat of 
this Country in a more general way then the lull year, with 
Bla[ mg and Mildew, whereby the greatefl part of it was 
fpoiled, and the I|owmans hopes fin that refped; very much 
fruarated Howbeit, the Lord (lill mixed with this alHidion 
very much mercy, in fparing the other Grain, whereby the 
Country was m fome good meafure fupplied 



A a iee6. 



178 Ncvv-Englands MemorialL An. 1666. 



1666. 

THis Year Mr. Thomas Prince was Chofen Governour of 
thejurifdidionof New-PUmomh-. 

Mr. John Aldot^ 

Major Jojias IVinjlow^ 

Cipi. ThoMits SofithwonhyL 

Cape. ^yi/Iiam Bradford y"^^'^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^'^ Aftlft- 

Mr. Thomas Hinckley, ( ^nts in Governmenr. 

Mr. fames Brorvyt, &C \ 

Lieut. John Freeman, ^ 

Tlxis year ic pleafed God to go on in a manifeflation of his 
difpleafureagainfl: Nexv- England, in a very renrarkable man- 
ner, by flriking dead in a moment by a blow of Tliunder, three 
peribns in the Town of Marfhfidd in the Jurifdidion of Ncvi" 
flimoptth, in the moneth of jt^ne^ vitj. one named ivilllam 
Shirt/if y and a Woman and a Youth-, which fad DJfpenfation 
of Gods hand , being confidered with fome Circumflances, 
gavecaufe to the beholders to be much aQoni(hed : the Taid 
Shirt/if liaving his Wife by the hand, and fitting by her to 
chcar her, inrefpedthac the faid florm was fo fierce, he was 
flain, and jfhe preferved, though in fome meafurc fcorched with 
the Lightning •, yea, he had one of his Children in his arms, 
and himfelf (lain, and the Childe preferved. We have likewife 
received intelligence of four more that about that time were 
flain by Thunder and Lightning about Pafcat^cjtia^ and divers 
more hurt. At the time of this dorm of Thunder and Light- 
ning, in the which thofe of MarP^field died, there arofe like- 
wife a very great Whirlwind, that where it came it tore up 
Trees by the Roots, though through mercy it did little other 
hurt 

It was a great while, and many years fpent fincc the Engllfh 

came 



An.i666. New-Englands MemdrUU. 17P 

came into thefe pares, before any very confiderable hurt was 
<ione by Thunder and Lightning to cither man, or beaft ap- 
pertaining to them, although fometimes very fierce ftorras of 
that kinde, as frequently as in thefe times : but now how doth 
the Lord go on gradually in this, as in other Judgements here 
in Ntyv- England? fir ft by ftr iking Cattel, and then one pcifon 
at a time, and this year divers, to the number of feven, be- 
fides fome Cattel aifo. 

Thus6'tf^ thnnAereth ■mAYVcllouflj Vftth his voice^ he yvorkjth Job ^y.^, 
gre^tt things V^hkh Wf knovp not : He can fend the Lightnings that & 38. } j* 
thcyTtcaj^-'alk^^ anayay^ Lo hire ire are. Hath any an arm like ^ 40. 8- 
God f or can any thander rvith a voice like him ? By this his ter- 
rible Voice he hr-eaktth the Cedars^ and divideth the flames 0/ Pf**!*!? J>7- 
flre •, which he commiffionatcs to do his pleafure, fometimes 
not onely ftriking Cedars, but great Oaks in a wonderful man- 
ner, fometimes Beafts, fometimes Men and Women. If Gods 
judgements have thus heen abroad in the Earthy horv ought 'the Ifaiah i6. 9. 
Inhabitants ( of Neiv- England) to learn righteoufnefs ? How 
eafily can the Lord flam the pride of cur glory with a ftroke of 
his hand .'' LeB not the familiar ncfs or frequency of fuch Pro- 
vidences, caufe them to be neglecfled by us, to improve them as 
God would have us, to fearlptfcre him^ and to turn from fuch Ecclef.s 13. 
iniquities cfpecialiy as are moft difp leafing unto him, and to 
hold our lives in our hands, and to be in a readinefs for his 
pleafure, \t{i knomng not oyr time^ as the fifhes that are taken Ecclef.j.ii. 
m an evil net y and as the birds that are caught in the f) are ^ lo 
we (hall be fnarcd in an evil time, wJien it falieth fuddenly 
upon us. 

This year tlie Lord threatned the Country with that infe- 
diousand contagious Difeafe of the Small Pox^ which began 
at Boflon , whereof feme few ^\^ : but through his grctt 
mercy itisftayed, and none of late have died thereof. 

This year the Lord likcwife threatned, and in fome meafure 
executed his difpleafure upon theCountrv by Drought •, but 
through his mercy hath of late fenc plenty of Rain, for the 
recovering of the fruits of the earth. Although it is to be 

Aa 2 obferved, 



i8o New-Englands Memoriall. An. 1666. 

obferved, That foonafcer aday of Humiliation was obferved 
by feme Congregations , for the blcfilng of Rain in the 
Drought above-mentioned , that fad flroke by the Thunder 
and Lightning at Marfhfield fell out : fo that we may fay witfi 
Pfel^;.^. the P fa I mill unto the Lord, By terrible things m Rlghtecufncfs 

thoH hflj} aytfwered M^ O Cod of our Solvation. 

Atfo this year there hath been fome ground of fear of In- 
vafion by Forreign Enemies-, but hitlierto the Lord haih 
kept us.. 

This year much of the Wheat is dellroyed with Biafling 
and Jvtildew, as alfo fome other Grain by Worms, and the 
Drought aforementioned •, but the Lord hath fent much Ram 
for the recovery oi the remainder, through his great mercy. 

This year, about the middle of /^Z;, Mr. Thomas Prince 

Governour of the Jurifdidion of T//;;?*?/^//;, Captain Thomas 

Sof^thrvorth^ Mr. fch» Elict fenior, Mr. John Eliot junior, Mr. 

SAmurl Arnold^ Mr. John Holmes^ Ml'. Ifillu'^ Bnf^fyneud^^ind 

Mr. Themes Cffpif^a-,!, gave meeting to Mr. Richard Bcnrnoi 

Sandwich., in reference to the taking notice of what proficiency 

A fpccirl Ml- the liidinMs under the Inrtrudion of the faid Mr. B(Tnr)i have 

.ifrjlation of attained unto, jn tiie knowledge of God in ChriH, and their 

'^'^^J F'n-^i^ intercR in him by faith , and to make fuch Profeflions or 

mi-'sdlT^'cs Confefllons as they fhould openly make thereof, to the glory 

yuhe Jiotfdi- of God, and thefatisfadion of the Samts, in order unto their 

'//o«c/ Nc«- joyning into Church-feliowfhip. 

(Vliinonth, And the Lord was pleafed to come in unto fome of them, fo 

as they gave good fatisfadion unto the faid honoured and ju- 
dicious perfons forenamed, then afTembled in reference to the 
premifes : So that it was concluded by- them. That what had 
palTed from the Indians in that behalf, fhould be drawn up in 
writing, and Copies thereof exhibited to the Churches of the 
jurifdidion of PUmonth., fuch of them as are neighbouring 
near unto them •, and if nothing fnould be then objeded, that 
then in due and convenient time they fhould be permitted and 
encouraged to enter into Church-fellowlhip as aforcfaid. 
Now although I doubt not but chc PalTages of thefc things 

will 



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•t) 



will be in due time publifhed by a becter Pen , ycc I have made 
bold here to mferc fo much as 1 have been informed of them, 
in regard that they arc the firR-fruits of ilie Jurifdidion of 
r^'erv-PItmcurh, that have come on to fo good pcrfedion in 
this kmde. 

This year, in the moneth of December^ it pleafed God to 
take unco himf<j!r by death that worthy Servant of Chrifl Mr.^ 
William Thompfon^ who was a lively difpenfer of the Word ot 
God, and very afftrdionate in th.e delivery thereof. It pleafed 
God to blefs his Labours to the Converfion of many Souls. 
He was fometimes, together with Mr. /Cwcrr/f/, fent \.m\.o Vir- 
ginia by the Elders of the Churches of the Majfachifcts^ being 
requefted by a MefTage fent by fome of Virginia for fome help 
in Preaching Gods Word amongfl them : The fruit and benefit 
of whofe Labours therein, flill remaineth upon the Souls of 
fome eminent in this Land. He was Elected and Ordained to be 
Paflor of the Church of Chriftat Braintrj in New- England -^ 
in which Office he ferved Ch'rift many years, umill old Age 
coming upon him, and the prevailing of his Melancholly dij- 
temper^ did in a manner wholly difable him from that Service •, 
and Satan taking advantage thereby, he was under fad defer- 
tions and trouble of Spirit : At which time the Reverend Ei- 
ders, and others of the aforefaid JurifdiAion of the Afajfa- 
rlofffetSy were very officious for his Recovery, and in fenfe of 
his fad condition offered up many Prayers to God for him, and 
in Gods good time they received a gracious anfwer • fo as in 
his weaknefs and ficknefs it pleafed God to come in unto his 
Soul, and to remove the Cloud of darknefs that was upon bis 
Spirit, fo that with much peace and comfort he fell afleep in 
the Lord, and his Body was honourably buried at Braintrp 
Alark^tkcffprightman^ andhboldthe jtffi j for the end of that^ 
m,vj is peace. 



A a J 16&T* 



l82 



Nevv-Englands MemorialL 



An. 1 667. 



I 6 6 -J, 



M 



R. Thomas Prince was Chofen Governour of the Ju- 
rifdidionof Ne\K'-PlimQ^:th , 



Mr. fohn Alderty 
Major Jofias VVinjlow, 
Capt. Thomas Somhworth^ 
Capt. William Bradford^ 
Mr. Thomas Hinkjej^ 
Mr. John Freeman^ 8c 
Mr. Naihanlel Bacon^ 



Chofen A ffidants tohini 
m Governmcnr, 



This year on the laft day of November^ being the laft day of 
the next week, tliere was heard fever a I loud Noifes or Re- 
ports, as if it had been Gun^difcharged in the Air, firO one 
diftindly, and in a fhorc time as it had been a Volley of Shoe 
difcharged -. It was cfpecially heard and obferved at Nantcsket, 
and related by fundry of them of good Credit. 

In the Spring following, in the beginning of A^arch^ there 
appeared a Sign in the Heavens in the form of a Spear, fome- 
thing thicker in the middell: then at either end, of a whitifh 
bright colour •, it was^ feen fcvcral nights together in the 
WeO, about an hour within tile night : it flood (looping, and 
^he one end pointing to the fetting of, the Sun, and fo fetled 
downward by little and little , luicill it quite vanifhed , and 
defcended beneath our Horizon. God awaken us, that we be 
not heedlefs fpedators of his wonderful Works. 

This year, on the feventh of Augujl^ it plenfed the Lord to 
call home to himfelf the Reverend, Ancient, and godly Paftor 
of the Church o'i Bojlon^ Mr. John ivilfon : He was a truciy 
Reverend and holy Man of God -^ he came to New-England'm 
the year 1630. He wasinftrumentalinthe firft beginnings of 
the Church of. 5cj?tf;f, having been the Paflor of ic three years 

before 



An. 1 667. Ncw-Englands Mmoridli. 183 

before Mr. Cotton, Twenty ycars.wkh him, Ten years' wich Mr. 
Norton^ and Four years after him; Thirty leven in aH : And 
in all the Changes of Times that pafled over him, he was full 
of Faith and Pi-ayer, and eminent* for Sincerity and Humility, 
(being ever low in his own eyes -, ) and for the grace of Love, 
he hid largfftefr of heart as the f and of the Sea^ to do good to 
all He was very charitable, 'where there was any figns. and 
hopes of good ; and ye£ withjll very zealous againft known 
and manifcft evils.. He was QrthodoJCtn his Judgement,- and' 
very holy in his Conycrfation •• Very few that ever went out 
of the world , fo generally beloved and reverenced as this 
good man. He was 4 g^d ntan jadecd, and fuUof the holy 
Gkoft ', He h'vedtOrf gjocAcU agey and '^as full of dayes^ and 
full of honour, being m the Seventy ninth year of his Age, 
when the Lord took him to himfclf. He was Interred wich 
much Honour and- Lamentation, 

"In the time of his langui filing Sicknefshewas viHted by the 
Elders round about, cfpcciallyon the Sixteenth of Maj\ the 
day after the Court of Elcdion, when there being a general 
meeting of all the Elders of the Churches at his houfe, they 
rcquefted Mr. wilfon (becaufe they knew not whether ever they 
^ould have the lilce opporiumcy tohearhimfpcak again, and 
having been from the firft a Pillar amongft them, and of much 
Experience in his obfcrvation of the ftateof things) That he 
would folemnly declare to them, what he conceived to be thofe 
fins amongft us, which provoked the difpleafure 'of God a- 
gainft the Country. He then told them^ That he had divers 
iimes^ and long feartd theft fins felkmngy as chief among othirs^ 
yehiehGodVoas greatly f revoked ^ith -^ viz, 

1. Separation. 

2. Anabaptifm. 

3. Corahifm. 

This latter he did explamthus^ vU. V(>hcn people rife «;, as 
Corah, againfl their Miniflers or Elders , as if they took^ too 
much upon them, V^hen indeed they do but Rule for Chfifiy and 
according t9 ChriJ} ^ yet (faith he) jr is nothing for a Brother 

td 



)84 New-Englands MemorialL An. 1667. 

to ftandup^ and oppofewithofit Scripture or Rcafon^ the Doclrine 
and Word of the Elder ^ f^y^'^i^ C^ ^^ ^^^ facisHedJ dr. yirtd 
hence^ if he do not like the ytdminlflmtion^ {be it Bnptifnt^ cr the 
tike) he Tvill then turn his bacl^ upon God and his Ordinances^ and 
^0 (ivpay^ &c. And (faith he) for our neghZl of baptiz^ing the 
children of the Churchy thofe that fome f^// Grandchildren, I 
thinly God is provoked by it. 

4. Another fm I take to he^ The mAh^ng light of, and not 
fubjeHingto the Authority of Synods, Without rvhicb the Chur- 
ches cannot long fubftjh. And fo for the Magiflrates bting 
Gal]io-/;^f, either not caring for thcfe things^ or elfe not ufmg 
their PoTver and Ay.thority for the rnaiintenance of the Truths and 
Gofpely and Ordinances of our Lord and Saviour Jefm Chrifl, 
and for the bearing thorough vcitnefs aguinft the contrary : 
Should the Lord leave THEM hereunto, hoiy miferabU a people 
Jhould We be / 

At night the Aflembly being "difmiffed with Prayer , Mr. 
wilfon did (being defired by them fo to do) in a folemn man- 
ner blefs the Elders, making a (hort Prayer, faymg, / am not 
like long to be yvith you ; the Lord pardon us, and heal us , and 
make us more Heavenly , and take us cjf from the world , and 
make us burning and fhining Lights^ by our heavenly Doflrine and 
£x ample. And I befeech the Lord rvith all my heart to blefs jou, 
and to blefs hts Churches, and to blefs all his People, and to bltfs 
all your Families, and to blefs jour ti'ives, and to blefs all pur 
Children, and your Childrens Children -^ and make us all more 
and more meet for our Inheritance, and bring us all to it in his 
goodtime, &c. Thefe words, with fome few other, he fpake 
with great affedion, and with tears.- and all the Minifters 
wept with him, and they took their leave of him, even as Chil- 
dren of their Father , who having blcffed them was abouc 
10 ^\Q, 



Upon 



An.i(5(S7. New- Englands M emorUiL jgj 

Upon the Death of that Reverend, Aged, Ever- honour- 
ed, and gracious Servant of Chrift, Mr. ^ohn mijon, 
Paftor of a Church in Bopn ; Interred Auzufi 8 
1657. '^ ' 

AH) von) thtre*s mne^vho does not knor^ 
Thnt. thii day in our Ifrael 
// fa/l'n a gnat and good man too^ 
AWmcQ 1 might have faid as "^ell! 

A man 0/ Princely Power with God, 

VoT Faith and Love of Princely fhtnt - 
Our Ifraels Chariots, Horfemen good, ' 

By Faith and Prayer, though not by Merif. 

Renorond for Pradick Piety 

In Englands both, from Youth to Age- 
In Cambridge, Inns-Courr, Sudbury, ' 

And ea(h place of his Pilgrimage, 

As humble 04 a little Chllde, 

fVhen yet in rtali rverth high-frown • 
Hmfelf a Nothing flill he flyN, 

tvhen Codfo much had for hm done. 

In Love a None-fuch: as the Sand 

With largeft heart God did him filh 
A bounttoHi Minde, an open Hand, ^ 

Affediion fxveet, ail Jwettmng fiilJ. 

Love \i>as his Life, he dfd in Love- 

Lq\q doth embalm his Memory- 
Love^ hisBlifs and Joy, above' 

frithQ^d n9t9 y^ho is Lqmz for 47. 

^ ^ A ctm^ 



1 85 NcW'Englands MewortdlL A-n.iedj. 



A comprehending Charity 

To all^ \\>here ostght appear'J of good •, 
And jet in Zeal >^ai none more high 

Againfi th'apparent Serpents Brood. 

To Truth he ever conflam ^'/esf. 
In Judgement Voondrosis Orthodox-^ 

Jn Truth*s Caufe never fearing face^ 
As if he Vpen amnher Knox. 

The Prelates and their Impofitions 
Did never hitn Conformifl: make •, 

S»t to avoid thofe SuperfHtions, 

Great Worldly Hopes did he forfakf, 

When in New-England Errours Veinde 
From fundry other Quarters hler^ ^ 

No one could him Conformimi^ finde^ 

Nought from the Line of Truth him ctrew. 

Firm flood he "gainfl the Familifl^ 
And Antinomian fpirif flrong ^ 

He never iov*d'the Separ'cift, 
Nor yet the AnabaptiUs throng. 

Neither the ToIerator*s ftrain. 

Nor Quakers Spirit could he i^roc^k.^ 

Nor hovf^d to the Mordlian Train, 
Nor Childrens Right ^id ever-look^ 

Nor did he flight Our Liberties 
In Civil ^wi in Church-concerns, 

Btit precious Vgere they in his eyes 
IVho flood among tbtir fixed friendf. 



Crav€ 



An. 1 667« Nevv-Englands M ewomll] ""~"" JgT 

Grave Saint in England mice did give. 

Thii faremtt ^ord to him ; Wbife you 
Shall in thatt place (^Nav- England) live 

No hurt (hall happen thereunto. 

Styange "^ord^ andjirangely verify- d t 

He this day goes to*s Grave in peace 
ivhut Changes fad fhaU us ketids 

Norv he is gvKe,^ Vfc^eanrnt ^nefsl 

fvhat £vU are ^e hafiening to ! 

Lord (pare thy People , hut awaken ^ 
IVhen fuch mvaj do from us go^ 

That jei ^e may not be forfakert i 

He a pp Coroer-ftone uw Ud 

In poor New-England's Bofton / fVa/h 
Death pulls this out • the breach is wide ; 

Oh let it not m-o/ tumble allf 

Hee's now at Reft, and reigns in m(s • 

In Confliets >^e are left behinde, ' 
Ih Fears and Straits • Hotv f^dl we mlfs 

His Faith, Frayer, Zeal, W peaceful Minde. 

Lord pour a double portion 

Of hps fmet, gracious, pious Spirit 
On poor Survivers ! let each one 

Somewhat thereof at leafi inherit i 



Gaius our hofl, ah n<37P is gone i 
Can ^e e*re Uo^ for fuch another ? 

But jet there is a M.anfion- 

frhere Vpe may dl turn-in together. 



Bb 



No 



1 88 Nevv-Englands MemorialL An. 1667. 

No tffoViHg Thhc^ but Rtfiirtg- place ^ 

where his hhfi Sotil ii gut her cd-^ 
JVhfre good men goiftg are apace 

Into the Bofom: of their Head. 

A'j thither in tti hafie are ay ^ 

Sure Hcavin Will the fweein hce 
{Jf there Voe ever conte to ft ay) 

for him^ and other fach as hee ! 

I M. 

Upon the Death of that moft Reverend Man of God, 
Mr. ^ohn Wilfon ^ Paftor of the iirft Church in 
JBojlcn, in New-Erfglmd'^ whofe deccafevvas Aug, 7. 
1667. 

John wufon 

John W-ILSOK 

Oh change it not I no Tweeter Name or Thing 
Throughout the World within our ears fliall ring. 

"^ 7 \ 7 ^^Z" ^f A^f *^i^> Mofes, Samuel rcads^ 
V V O^ ij/ Elijah, o^ElifhaV^ff^/, 
Pf^ouU furcly fay their Spirit and Pcrver Was his^ 
And thinly there Were a Metempfychofis. 
7e4, like John Baptift in the wildernefs. 
So was cur John in Patmos here^ no lefs, 
John the Divine, refcmbltng therefore rather^ 
wfii^ifl/ New-Englands Prsphets vaj the father, 

John 



An.1667. New-Englands McmorhlL 1S9 

John the Divine^ \>i>hofe Life a Revelation 

Of Faith, and Love^ and ChriJ? to admiration, 

Johnrhe Divifte, \i'h»m JcCus \o\'dmo/h'dear^ 

Stveetned i^ith leaning on hU Bofome here ; 

This is that John, te ho fe Death ^S'ho doth not moan. 

Hath fure no heart of fieffy^ hut one of flone. 

He had the Conntries Fdich, and Love, and Zeal, 

EvcnGrace enough for Chfirchand Common- weal ■; 

whcnhy was propt np all the Fabrick, flill^ 

That elf e had tumbled di/wn our Sion Hill. 

of meirlj Aden defer ving glorj m^re^ 

7 01* II finde nor Martyr, mr a ConfelTor, 

Jnlpir*dhe was with the- Prophetic^ Spirit 

Of all the Prophets^ which he did inherit, 

^Twixt an Apoftle and Evangelifl, 

His Order flandeth'.in the Heavenly Li^\ 

If Paul Mri^felf among tts dead had leen, 

More tears or forrew could not have heen feen. 

They Vi^ept not more for thiSy that they fliould fee 

His face no more, then now we. Mourners hee, 

Fcr Heavenly Vocms^ mofl^ Angelically 

Compofing Volumes Vvith delight : were all 

But gathered up in cne^ Vi'f fliould ejpy 

Enough to fill an Univerfity. 

Avd were another Pfalrn-book made by thee 

£Midarn of John]] their Title it fhould bee. 

As aged John th*Apofile us*d to blefs 

The People, which they judg'd their happinefs : 

So we did count it worth our Pilgrimage 

Z^nto hiWy for- his Bhffmg in his Age : 

Tct then, no Babe more longing for the Breafl^ 

Then he to take within the XJhp.rch- his refi\ 

To have the fin cere Milk^ of Cpd's gp^dWord, 

M-'hich tehis Softl all comfort did afford: 

Not Heat, nor Cold, nor Rain, nor Smw mufl bar •, 

But every where becomes an Auditor. 

Bb 3 who 



J 90 NcW'Englands MemorialL An. 1 668. 

fvho ever, lahouv'd in the Alinifiry 
Move given^ then he, to Hofpidditf ? 
To Strangers, WidowSjf;ii[\aki'sa»dali'^ 
To Friends and- Foes he trAS'inofi UberalL 
Of all hij Prayers, Sermons, Travels, Pains, 
He is afcsnded Htavea to reap the- gains. 
Oh for a double portion of chy Spirit I 
No richer TrcajTurc would we ail inherir. 



I 6 6 Z. 

THis Year it pteafed God .to ynCtt^^m-Engl/Jui whh the ma- 
nifeftacion of his difpleafure, by the death of three Emi- 
nent Inftrumcnts: The firft whereof- was that worthy Servanc 
of Qhx\?im.SdmmI Shepard, Paftor of theChnrchof Chrifi: 
^i RoivleymNiTvEngUnJy who deceafedinthe Spring of this 
year, in themidft of his day6s, and.in the beginnmg of his 
WorJ< 'm the Miniftry; The fccond, that worthy Man C^ God 
Mr. Henry Tlint, Teachm* Of the Church- of Chrifl: at Braititrj 
\\\ New-England^ who ended his mortal life the 27 of April in 
this year ^ a man of known Piety, Gravity, amllntegrky, and 
well accomplifhcdwith other. QaalificatloDS fie for. chs Work of 
the Miniftry. The third and laft^ but.noctheleafV,tlTat5upcr- 
cminent Mininrcrof the Gofpel (rightly fo called) yHuJona- 
than Mitchell Pjflr.or of the Church of ChriHraT- C^tvnBridge m 
Nevp- England^ who laid down his Earthly Tabernacle on the 
Ninth of /«// in this year : Gf vvhofe rare Endowments, ' and 
the great Lofs rhe whole Laiid fuftaitred by bisdcatll:, take 
this following bfief Account. 

Mr. Jonathan Mitchell was born at Hallfnid \tl YerhzPnr^ 
Id £»^/rf»^, of pious and wealthy Parents, who coming over 

to. 



,^ An.! 668. NeW'Englands Memo^taU. 19\ 

xoNow-Effghnd^ brought him over youngs his Education in 
Learning was perfcded at Harvard Colledge in Cxnihidge^ 
v/here he attained to fuch a degree in knowledge, that he was 
foon called' to be a Fellow of the Colledge, and within few 
years after his luftrc did fofhinc, that the Church at Hertford, 
upon Cofte'flicet River made application to him in order to fup- 
ply the place of that Eminent Scrvaiit of Chrift Mr. Thomas 
Hookery a tittle before deceafed ^ but the Church at Cambridge 
(by the Advice of their Paftor Mr. Thomas Shepard^ then living) 
aoc willing'to part with fo great a Treafure, became Compe- 
titor with Hartfor/Jj and gave him a Call co them. This loving 
Srd'ife between the two Chm'ches of Hartford and Cambridge 
about him, wasinaihort time decicjed by the awfullhand of 
God, in the death of that Eminent and Glorious Star, Mr. Tho- 
pjo^ Slnpardy Paftor at Cambridge , which place being wholly 
deftitute, and Htmford being fupplied with a Teacher, namely^ 
that Worthy of the Lord, Mv. Samuel Stojie^ the Ballance was 
caft for Ow^nW^f , and in the year 1650 he was Called and 
Ordained their Paflor. It was an eminent favour of God to 
that Church, to have their great Breach thus made up, with a 
manfotnuchof the Spirit and Principles of their former Pa- 
ftor, andfoexcellently <]ualified with rcfpcdtothe Colledge: 
for, Reafon and Prudence requirech, that the Minifter of that 
place be more then ordinarily endowed with Learning, Gra- 
vity, WiCdomc , Orthodoxncfs , Ability , fwecc and excellent 
Gifts in Preaching, that fo the Scholars which arc devoted andf 
fet apart in order to be Preachers of the Gofpe], imght be fea- 
fonedwith the Spirit of fuch an £^;4A; [n which regard, this 
holy Man of God was eminently furnidied, and his Labours 
wonderfully blefTed •, for very many of the Scholars bred up in 
his time (as is obferved) do favour of his Spirit, for grace and 
manner of Preaching, which was moll attradivc. He lived 
Paftor of the Church about EigJiceen years, and was rnoft m- 
tenfe and faithful m declaring mucli of the Counfel of God. 
He went through a great part of the Body of Divinity •, -made 
:i very excellent Expofttton of the Book of Cemfis^ and part of 

Exodus \, 



I9i Ncw-Englands MemoYi&iL An..i(568., 

• £a'<3^/^, and delivered many fruitful and proficable Sermons 
on the four Hrft Chapters of '^ohn-^ and^in his Momthlj Le- 
Siures , which were abund;mdy frequented , he Preached of 
Mam Mife^j hj Sln^ and ^ecoijsrj b) Qhr.iflfefH}'^ and died 
in the third psrc of ir, vU. concerning Matis Ohdle^ce in 
Chrifl ' befiaes many other exceilenc Irmhs -by him taught 
upon divers occafions. In all his Labours God was wonder- 
fully prcfent with him. He was a perfon that, held yery near 
Communion with God - Eminent in Wifdome, .Piety, Humility, 
Love, Self- denial, and of, a compailionate and tender heart; 
furpafHng in Publick-fpiricednefs •, a mighty man in Prayer, 
and Eminent at (landing in the Gap •, he was zealous for Or- 
der, and faithful in averting the Truth againft all Oppugoers 
of if. In a word, he was a man whom God had richly fur- 
nifiied, and eminently fitted for his Work-, lived defired, and 
died lamented by all good Chriftians that knew him* It plea fed 
God upon the Ninth of faly, i66S; in a hot and. burning fea- 
fon, (but much more hot \r\ the Heat of Gods Anger to Nevf 
£rt(UnJ) to take him to Reft and Glory, about the 43 year 
of his Age. His Race was but iliorc, but; the Work he did 
was very much. The Elegies following may give the Reader a 
further account of what cfteem he was. 

Upon the Death of that truely Godly, Reverend, and 
Taithful Servant of Chrift , Mr» JonathAn Mitchell^ 
Paftor of the Church at Cambridgt, who dcceafed 
^uly p. 1668 

\ 7X 7H^r fhall W-e fay ? Of fad EffeSis whdt (ear f 

V V Fokr Splende n t Stars extinguip)*d in o»s year : 
TwoO\d^ one Young, rfWf^;Vc/ Middle Age ^ 
A brighteft Light, w<?/? eyes "^ho did ingagc. 
The Ivord in's Temple is. Earth filence keep^ 
Dijpute.not over-bold this Judgement deep, 
^ Morirning grcat^ each Eye diflllling Streams •, 
Sad Sighs and S.«t>s in mofi mens momhes their Theams : 



An.i668. Ncvv-Englands MemorUlL 19^^ 

jini Vcho can bUme it f for this Kve will majy 
Jf Love, if Vear, »/ Temple- Ihakes htur fway. 
The Wife hath loft her Head •, four hopeful Seems 
^father ♦, Cambridge too their Crowning Gems ^ 
Neighbours, a ufeful Light-, Elders, a Brother, 
jvhofe Head and Mouch mnde him to moji a pather. 
4y<?<^ Cambridge, rphenth»H hft thy Thomas dear^ 
God pitied th'ee^ and gave a right Compeer'^ 
2^/7/j Jonathan r^j' Mitchell, .one in -whom 
IVas Much-of-EL, a Miehae! judged bj fome. 
Right firong in School, in Desk of higkefi- pnne •, 
Artift, ^oo^Linguift^ high Orthodox Divine ^ 
Of Judgement <sff;?f J. of Mcmoi-y hoiv large ! 
Invention ^mck^, .gr.avs^ pkafant •, w/jj? can charge 
2"/iff^;>f/j; Theory or Prad:ick \Vtth dark^failf 
Humble, Sincere, r»hofe hove-cotds did avaiL 

Much good hy hint jou Cambridge have received : > 
He goney bj JOh his Relids fee relieved. 
-^ Royal Quaere.Viv/fj, \v^;» Jonathan ^f^^, 
And Royal aA, Jonathan's Stem to (eed^ 

E.B. 

To the Menaory of the Learned and Reverend, Mr. 
^onathAn Mttchdl yhic Miniftcr of -CamMge in 
N, £, Inhumed ^/*/y 10. 1668. 

£>u!Cquid agimu-s , quicquid Patimttr vemt ex Alto» 

T He Countries Tears ^ be ye w/ Spring-, mj Hill 
A general Grave ^ kt Groans inf^ire my J^itt 
fvith an Heart-rending Senfe, dr-awn from the Cries 
(9/ "Orphan Churches, and the Deftinies 
Of a Bereaved Houie : Let Children Veeep 
They.fcarce k»ow ^hy ^ and let the Mother fttep 

Cc ^'- 



ip4 New-Englands Mcmoriall, An. 1668 

Ber HfelefsWo'^s In'Bnftt -^ The Pnvace Friend 
O'rervhrlm'd ^irh grief fa/rer his Comforts tnd. 
Bj a Waym Sympathie-/ff Feavcrifh Heat 
Roam through miVtiicanfieyi-^ and a CoM Sweat 
Z/w»;>^ Defpair, at t end me -^ Sighs dlff^/e 
Convuliions through Wiy UngHAge^ fuch as nfc- 
To tyj>e a. Gafping f aticy •, L^fllj pjr&tid 
Religions Splendor in a Mourning Cloud, 
Refine With Vengeance for fuccerding Times 
Fertile in Wocs^ more fertile in thdr Qx\mtS» 
Th[(e Are my MufeS ^ Thefe infpire the Sails 
Of ^ancyifHth their Si^hs in /lead cf Gales. 
Reader, reade Rfv'rendUnchd'sLife^ aytd then 
C^nfefs the fVor/d a Gordian Knot /tgen. 
Rcadehis Tear-delug'dGt*ave, and then drctee 
Our prefent Woe, and future Miferie. 
Stars falling fpeai^ n Storm ; "^hen Samuel dies^ 
SiulMn^e^pdl PhiliftiaV Crtteiries. 
So -when Jchovah*s brighter Glory fle^i- 
The Temple^ Ifrael vfoi Captive led. 

Geneva'/ Triple Light mud-e- one Divine j 

Bm here that vajl Triumvirate covibine 

£j a hlefl- Metempfycofis, to take 

One Pcrfon fcr their larger Zodiake. 

Jn Sacrrd Cinfures^ V^rr^ls dreadfull SC(6\i\ 

Of WOF-ds, i^roke fro^the Piilpic tv the Soul. 

[^Indnlgenp Parents ^■'hen.thcj fpare, they fpoyle j 

C?/<!/ Wounds need Vinegar as i^ell at Gyle ; 

Bifi-aflfal Cates WvV/j Miferies ^<) /;^/V ; 

The Parch'al Lamb rvoi cat With bitter fruit.] 

In, Balmy C'omfonts^ Virers Genlurcame 

J:rom th'vjnr[k\Qd Alps /<? trooethe WeAern Damc; 

And Cctir-ting- Cumhndgc, quickly t-os^. ff^m •thence'^. 

H^r laFt Degrees of Rhctorick ^WSenfe. 

CalviJiV La<omck\-^1rrough his Dodrine j^^^^, 

4nd Children's Children mth their Manna fed. 

m 



An. 1 668. New-Englands M^moriaU. 1^5 



H^ Exfojition Genefis hgu}i^ 
uind fat All Exodus Eclips'd his Sun. 
Some fay that Souls oft fad Prcfages ^ive ♦, 
Death- breathing ScrmonSM^^/^f hs hxfl to live. 
One fowes another reaps, may^ truely bs 
Our Grave-Inrtrudion, and his Elegie, 
His Syflem of Reh'gion hAlf unhtard, 
Full doulple in his Preaching Life app(4r*d. 
Happy that place whsre Rulers Deeds appear 
rth' Front o'th' Battel, Atul theiy Words i'th' Rear, 
He'sgone^ to "Whom his Country cives a love 
ji^orthy the prudent Serpent, 4ndtheDove. 
Religions Panoply, the Sinners Terrour, 
Death fnmmon'd hence ftirebj^\/ni 0^ Errour. 
The Quaker trembling at his Thunder, fled ^ 
^ndrpithCci\iguhref:m*d bis Bed. 
Hebj the Motions of <« Nobler Spirit 
Clear'd Men, and made their Notions Swine inherit. 
The y[un?CQ^ Goblin by his holy flood 
Exorcis'd^ like n thin Phantafma flood. 
BrownV Babel piatter'd by his Lightning, (ell j 
Andvpith Confufed Horrour packed tohelL 
The Scripture \^ith a Commentary i>ofind 
(Likj^ahfi Calke) /»/;// Heart was found, 
when he rvas Sick, the Air a Feaver took^^ 
Andthirfly Phcebus e^uaft the Silver Brook : 
when Dead, the Spheres in Thunder,Clouds & Rain 
Croan'd his Elegium, Mourn' d and Wept our Pain. 
Let net the Brazen Schifmatick >7^;Vf ; 
Lot*/ leaving Sodom, left them to the Fire. 
'/■// trney the Bee*S now dead^ but yn his Sting 
Death's to their Dronifh Dodrines yet may bring. 



Cc 2 Epitaphium. 



19^ Ncw-Englands McmeYtaU, An. 1668. 

Epitaphium* 

HEre lyes mthin this Compreherifive Sparf, 
7 he churches, Courts^ andCeuntries Jonathan. 
He that fpeaks Mitchell, gives the Schools fhs Lie j 
Fricndjhi^ in Him gaind an U^iquiijc 

Vivct poft Funera Virtus. p. D. 

An Epitaph upon the deplored Death of that Super- 
eminent Minifterof the Gofpcl,Mr. Jonathan mtchlL 

HEre Ijes the Darling of h^ tim(^ 
Mitchell, Expired U his prime -^ 
fi(ho four years fhort of Foarty feven 
H^'oi fomd fail Ripe^ attd plucl(A for Heaven. 
Was full of prndcnt Zeal, a^d Love, 
Faith, Patience, Wifdome from ahove : 
New-England's Suy, next Ages Story • 
The Churches Gerrmie • the Col ledge Glory, 
hngti\$,may (peak^him-^ Ah! Mt /, 
{(f'hofe rvorth's above Hyperbole) 
But for our Lofs, \>cert in my power^ 
i'de weep an Everlafting Shower. 

IS. 

A fourth Miniiler that died this year, was Mr. fchn Eliot 
Junior, bornat /?o.v^,vr;' \n Nerv-England^ Eldeft Son of the 
Reverend Mr. fohnElict, Teacher of the Church there. He 
was Educated (ar Ow^r/W^i") in the Lstine School, and m the 
Colledge, untill he became Afaftcr cf Arts ^ and a few years' 
afcer was called to be Paflor of a Church within the Bounds of 
Cambridge^ upon the South fide of Charles River. He was x 
perfon excellently endowed,- and accompli^ed with Gifts cf 

N'atfirei^ 



An.i668. Ncw-Englands MmorulL \9j 

Nature^ LeArmng^ zn^ Grace -^ of comely Proportion, ruddy 
Complexion, chcarful Countenance •, of quick Apprehenfion, 
folid Judgement, excellent Prudence •, Learned both in Tongues 
and Arts for one of his time, and fludioufly intenfe m acquiring 
more knowledge. His Abilities and Acceptation in the Mini- 
ftry did exccll •, His Piety, Faith, Love, Humility, Selfdeniall, 
and Zeal, did eminently fhine upon all occafions. He had (un- 
der the condud of his Father) by his diligence, induftry, and 
zeal (tor the good of Souls) attained to fuch skill in the fyidian 
Language , that he Preached to the Indians fundry years • 
Travelling many miles in a day once a Fortnight to difpenfe the 
Gofpel tothtm. The W/<^«^ ha V5 often faid, (\m.i his Pyeach- 
ingto thcn7TV4u freciom and dejlreahle-^ and confequently thcu* 
lofs, and the obftrudion in that Work, much to be laraentcc/. 
In a word, there was fo much of God in him, that all the 
wife and godly who knew him, loved and honoured him in the 
Lord, andbewaiied his death ^ which fell upon the 13 day of 
OSlobcr 1668. and of his Age about 3 5 years. 



I 



Shall clofe up this fmall Hiftory with a word of ^dvtce to 
£/;^Rifing- generation, That as now thctr godi-j Predc' 
ciffurs have had l^rge Experience ofthegoodnefs and faith' 
(uinclsof Cody for the (pace of near Fourty fix years ifome 
of them ) and have pa(fed under various Difpenfitions^ 
(ometimes under great Afflidions , other- white the Sun 
(Inning upon their Tabernacles /« n^jy^/ of^ciccand 
profpcnty* and yet nctw it h [landings through the grace of 
Chrift ^ the mofl cf them have held their integrity m his 
Wayes . 7 hat fo , luch a^s fucceed them would follow their 
Examples , fo farre a^s they have followed Chrifl *, that it 
might not be fnid vf them, as tt 16 to be feared it may be^ by 
what yet appears among fl many of thew^ That indeed Goa 
did once plant a Noble vine in New-England^ but it is ]erem.z u.* 
degenerated into the plant of a ftrange vine, // were well 

C c 3 tbAi. 



ipS New-Englands MemprtAlL An. 1668. 



thititmighihe [4idt r^/f/f/;^ Rifing-gcncration did fcrvc 
Jofli. 24.JT. thg i^Q^^ jjii {j^g ^jjy^g oi fitch as in this our Ifrael ave as 

Jolliua's AmongU ta^ and the Elders that over, lived him , 
which have known nil the works of the Lord which he 
hvi\\ done fortheif Fathers. But ifyst fiomithft4ndiftg 
Afterwards fitch [})aII forget, ^nd not regard thofc his grcac 
Works here fre[ented before them {he/id fs mafty more thit I 
hope hy fome others may come to their view) be they affuredy 
Pfal.is.f. He will deftroy them, and not buiM them up. oh there- 
fore, let the truely godly in this Land be incited bythe ex- 
ample of Moks^ as the mouth of the Churchy to pray eame/i- 
iy and incefftntly unto the Lord, That his work may yet 
Pfil.j^a.K?. appear to his fcrvants, and his glory unto their children -, 
lfai.44.5,4. ^^^^ j|^,^j. jjg vvould pour out his Spirit upon his Church 
and p£Qpk in NeW'Effgland, and his blefling upon their 
offspring, that they may fpring up as among the grafs, 
and as the willows by the water- courfes ^ 7h4t (0 great 
eccafton there may be thereby of taking notice thereof in ftc^ 
ceeding generations , to the praife and glory of GOD* 
So be it. 



FINIS. 



<tA "Brief Chronological Table, 

Of the principall PASSAGES contained fn 
New tngUnds Memoriall. 



In the 7 a? of Chrlfl i 6 I o. 

SUtKJfy godly Chriftians of the BngUfh Nation remove ouc 
of the North of EngUnd into tli6 A^^rW/W/, and ga- 
thered a Church at Leaden,, where they con:inued untill the 

1620. 

For feveral Reafons \\\t Englijh conclude on a removal from 
thence into Amtrica, f^gz-t, a 

leiters-^atents were obtained from King J^mts of Famous Me- 
mory for the N'orttisrn parts of Virginia, p, 5 

July 2. fundry of the Enghfh fet Sail from HolUnd ^or Somh- 
hamptofr. At their departure Mr. John Ro^infon Paftor of 
the E^glijh Church at Lejdt?i writes them a parting letter, 

p, 6 ^c, 

^/y/^/? 5. they fet Sail from Southamptvn for America? U^ny 
difcouragements hapned on the Voyage, />. 10, 1 1 

I^c^vemhcr 1 1 . they Arrived at Cape Cod, p, 1 2 

And there they cntred into a Body- Politick, ;>! 14, 

AndChofe Ut.fohn Carver their Governour-for the prcfenc 

y^^^' P. t6 

Difcovery is made for a fit place for Habitation, il;iJ. 

In the Difcovery the ErgUp/ are afTsuked by the Barbarous 

Natives, ^^^ 

A place 



A brief Chrotwlogical Tabic, 



A place difcovcred, and chere they fedcd, which was called 

InfAKtiaryand Fdrnar) w:is ^UoTiTiliiy amonglt.the EngUP^^ 
wliich fwept away about half the Company, f.l^ 

Several Articles of Peace were drawn up betwixt the En- 
gli(h and the great Indian Sachem Majf^foiet ^ willingly 
fubrnitting himfelf and his People to become the Loyal 
Subjcds of the Kings of Er.ghmd^ p. 24 

A certain InM^n named Sqaanto^ who had formerly been in 
England^ became the /«i//^« Interpreter for the £»^///7^, and 
proved an Inftrument of much good to the firft Planters, 

I 62 I. 

Several I»Man S.Khems willingly fubmicted themfelves to the 
Government of New-PHmctnh , and voluntarily acknow- 
ledged themfelves and their People to be the Loyal Subjeds 
of tfie Kings of EngLind^ p. 29, 

Ifidi^n Grain planted, and Eng/i/h Grain fowed by the Erig/ijl 
this year, but with little (uccc(s. In April Nfr. fohn Carver 
Governour of Z'// wo/. r/; died, his Wife not fucceeding him 
above fix weeks, ^30,3l 

Mr. irilUam Bradfora was Chofen Governour in his (lead. 
Mr. Edward H^injlorp and Mr. Stephen Hopkins give the great 
Sachem Majfafdet a ViC\t^ p. 3 1 

The EMg/ipj viev/ the Maj[achuf(ts Baj^ being courteoufly en- 
tertained by tlie Indians the Natives thereof, f.% l 

In November one Mr. Robert Ctijhman arrived TiiNevo-Vlimonth^ 
who brought over 3 5 PafTengers, p. 3 3 

The NiirrhagA^fet Indians fend the Englijlj a Challenge, which 
the Engli^j anfwer with another, but they would not accept 
of ir, ibid. 

1622. 

The EngJi/h hold Correfpondency with the Indians of the Maf- 
fdchufetj Bay by trading with them, p. 3 4 

Byrcafon of dAily rumours of the Indians Infurredion, the 
EngUP) build them a ftrong Fore , in which v/ere feveral 

grea: 



A bnef Chronologicd Tatle, 



great Pieces of Ordnance mounted, p. 3 7 

greatDrought hapncd this Cummer fiomMay $. until the mid- 
dle of fuly there was no Rain, fo that the Corn began to wi- 
ther away, but the Lord remarkably anfwered the Prayers of 
his people even to admiration, p.STjSS 

A remarkable Providence of God, tending to the relief of xbjs 
firft Plantei-s being in great extremity, />. 39 

Here arrived thr^e Ships from one Mr^ Thow/is wepon Mer- 
chant, with 67 lufty men,, who feated themfelves m in a part 
of the Maffachufets Bay^ now called Wtjymuth^ p. 3 5i 3 ^ 

Pf'eflom unruly Company fall into great wants, pAO 

1623. 

The /«(^/^»/, by reafon of pveflons diforderly Company, deal- 
ing away their Corn,<^c. carry it very infultingly over them, 
and enter into a Confpiracy to cut oflf the EngHpj •, which 
Confpiracy being occafionally diTcover^ by the Sachem Maf- 
[afoiet^ was prevented by the Engli(fj^ /.4 1 >^""^- 

Weflens Plantation wholly ruinated, p.43 

Mr. fohn Pierce in his Voyage to New England^ was by reafon 
of leaks and great ftorms twice driven back to England^ in 
whofe (hip was 109 perfons, />.45,46 

In fum one Capr. Trmcii weft^ who had CommiilioTi to be Ad- 
miral of N.E. arrived at VUmouth^ but by reafon of difcou- 
ragemcnts he quickly \di the Country, p.47 

•Two fhips, the Anne and fames, arrive in PH-mmh, fAlA^ 

Capt. Rohrt GoKges arrives in PHmoath, begins a fecond Planta- 
tion of the A^fajfackifets Bay, which quickly brake in pieces. 
Capr. Rokrt Gorges had Commiilion from the Council of 
N.E. to be the General. Governour of the Country^ he 
brought over with him a Minriler, on Mr. Morrcl, that had 
a Superintendent Authority over other Churches granted 
him : but they both being difcouraged , quickly returned 
home to EngUnd, fA9 i» %\ 

A Fire which did condderable damage at Pj'mouth. Several of 
the Inhabitants through difconcent and cafualitcs, remove 
itiio Virginia y P-S^ 

Dd 1624.' 



^ *• ' 



A brief Chronological 7 able. 



1624. 
The Number of Magiftrates increafed to 5 at PUmotith, /> 55 
The firfl Neat Cattel brongbc into the Country, ihid. 

Zj ford and Oldham^ for their treacherous undermining the Go- 
vernment of Pimomh^ and fetting up a Schifmatical Church, 
are both Banifhed that Jur ifdidlion, p. 5 3 ,e^rs 

1625. 
Remarkable Judgements of God upon thofe two MdchavUlans 
Lyford and OUham^ p. 'y9,&c. 

Many of the Merchant' A dv£mHnYs prove open Advcrfanes to 
the Plantation of PUmouth, p,6i 

A remarkable Providence of God on the Ad ercham- Adventu- 
rers, p,cz 
Succefsful Trading with the Indians of Kenebek^ , p.6i 
Capt. Miles Standifh goes over to Ettgl.uiA as an Agent in the 
behalf of the Plantation of Nerv-Plimouth^ p,6z 
1626. 
In April Capt. Standip} arrives in PUmoHth, brings fad tidings 
of Mr. John RobinfonSy and Mr. Robert Cufhmans death, p.d^ 
They receive divers Letters from their friends in Holland] p. 64 

1627. 

Mr. Ifaac Aliertongoes over for JEngland Ageni for the Planta^ 

tiOn with the Merchant- /^dvennrrersy p. 6^ 

The firft diftribution of Land amongft the Inhabitants of P/i- 

mokth^ p.6'y 

A fhip with many Paflengers in her, bound for Virginia^ was 

call: away at the middle of M^nnamolet^^y, but theyfaved 

their lives and their goods, and were courteoufly entertained 

Zt P/imouth, p.6'$^&c. 

The Z>z/;f A Plantation defire Commerce with PUmouth^ which 

they grant them, and fo they held mutual and profitable cor- 

refpondency together. The Dutch acquaint the Englipj with 

the tradmg of ^-^w^^w-^f.i:^, p.6'j 

1628. 
Morton for his Atheiftical and licentious Praftifes, isappre- 
lifnded by Capt. Standijh, & fent home to EngUfidyp.(>^,&c, 

Mr. 



A brief Chronologicd Table, 



Mr. fohn E-ndkot arrives, bringing with him a Patent under tht 
Broad-Seal of E»gUrJ, for the Government of the M^f- 
ftchfifetf^ p. 70 

1629. 

Three (hips arrive at Sa/em, bringing a great number of Paf- 

fengers from England: InfeAious difeafes amongft them,;?. 7 3 

Mr. Higginfon^ Mr. Skelton^ Mr. Bright^ Mini[lers,arrive, p,y^ 

Upon AHg.%. was the fir ft Church in the Adajfachptfcts Colony 

gathered, viz,, at Saleitty ^,75 

The Book of Common-Prayer pleaded for, and pradifed in 

Majfachufets Colony by two of the Patentees, p.76 

But was -quickly prohibited by the Authority there, ^.77 

1630. 
Mr. HiV^;;«/"oM Teacher of Salem Church died, p.j^ 

A Fleet of ten fhips arrived in the Majfachafets Co\ony^ in 
which came over many worthy Inftruments, Mr. fohnmn- 
throp, and Mr. Thomas Dudlj MagiflrjTtes-, Mr. Ifaac fohnfon 
Efq-, and Ur.fohnFFilfonjiAt.Gcorge.ThlllpSylAi', Maverick, 
and Mr. Frareham, Minifters, arrived. Mr. Ifaac fohnfon 
Magiftrate of the Majfacbufets , and his Lady, foon after 
their arrival, died, p.83 

C Bo ft on y by Mr. John VVilfon,^ 
Churches gathered jr/^^/f^^o^;/, by Mr. Philips, ( q 

this year at '\DorcheJler,hy Mr.Mavcrick^\ ''' ^ 

C 3nd Mr. VVareham^ J 

1631. A Church gathered at Box bury by Mr, John Eliot 
and Mr. Weld, ^ 85 

1632. 
Sir Chrifioph'cr Gardiner (a ftrong Papift) arrived in N.E. who 
for fome mifcarriages left the Country, and returned home 
to EngUndy and there proved an open Adverfary to the 
Country, p.85,86 

The Lords of the Kings moft honourable Privy- Council favour 
the Plantations of iV.-C.by their encouraging Order, /j.SyjSS 

1633. 

The number 0^ Magiflratcs at PUmcuth increafed to feYen,/'.89 

Dd s An 



A l>ri(f chronological Table, 



An infedious Feaver amongft the Inhabitants of Plimomh^ 

whereof many died, p.go 

Great fwarms of fb-ange Flies up and down the Country,which 

was a prefage of the following mortality, p. 9 1 

Mr. folm Cotton, Mr. Hooker, and Mr. Stone, Minifters, arrive 

in A^. E . ibid. 

Mr. William Collier^ a liberal Benefador to the Colony of AViy- 

FlimoKth, arrives in iV. £«. ibid. 

Mr. Shlton Paftor to the Church at Salem died, p.j% 

A great mortality amongft the Indi^^.ns by the Small Pox, psjz 
Capr. Stone turns Pirat at the Dutch Plantation, and there feizes 

on a Plimofith Barque that was there trading, p.g^ 

The cruel Adajfacre of Capt. Stone and Capr, Norton at Con- 

wElicot River by the Pe^not Indt<ir:s, p.^i^g^ 

Mr. Roger ivi/iiams lamentable Apoftacy, p.ySy&c. 

He is Banifhed by the Alajfachufets Colony, ibid. 

I 63 5- 

Hr.Edvoard winflow itnt ov St X.0 England zs a publick Agent 
for the Country, ^.94. 

An Htrracane which did great damage both by fea & land, />.95 

1636. 

CcneFlicot Colony planted this year by many worthy Inftru- 
ments. Two fhallops loaden with goods were caft away in 
the mouth of PHmouth Harbour, the goods were faved, ten 
men drowned, p. 96 

Mr. fohn Oldham murthered in his Barque by the Indians of 
Blockclfland, f.pS 

1637. 

The Peejuot Wars • in which War the Englifh flew and took Pri- 
foners about 700 Indians, and flew 13 Sachems, to the great 
terrour of all the Natives, ^.99 

Nerfi-Haven Colony began this year, p. 1 06 

Jlntinomian and Familiftical Errours are broach'd in- the Coun- 
try, efpecially at Bofion, ibid, 

h Synod is called, which condemned thefe Errours out of the 

Word 



A brief Chronological 7 able. 



Word of God, p, ^07 

Mrs. H(itchi»fon andBvYomsare bariilliecl by tht M^^^ifir^tes 

of the Maffi^chifcts Colony," ibid. 

A hxitousMonfler born at Bofton o( one Afrs.AfaryDjer^p.ioS 

1658. 
Three Engllfh-men were put to death at Pllmeuth for robbing 

and murthering an Indian nt:^: Providewry p. 1 1 1 

fnne 2. a great and fearful Earthquake in the Country, ibtd. 
Gorton'^ a peftilentSeducer, and blafphemous Atheift,vs baniflied 

Plimcuth Colony, Whipt and banilhed from Road-JJland, ba- 

nifhed the Maffachnfets Colony, p: i o8,<^r. 

1639. 

Harvard Co! ledge founded at Cambridge by Mr. John Harvard 

of worthy memory, p, llZ 

Articles of Peace renewed with Majfafout Sachem, and his Son 

Mooanam^ by the Government of P/imotaby f. 1 1 2,^?*^. 

1642. 

Tliirteen able godly Minivers at this time in PUmouth Jurifdf- 

cl*ion,(hined as bright Scars in the ChurchesFirmament,/?.ii6 

1643. 
Mr. William Bren^fler^ Ruling-Elder in the Church of Pllmouth 
died in the 84 year of his Age, p. 1 17 

Al^i) 19. was the firft Combination of the four United Colo- 
nies of iV.£« p. 1 20 

1644. 

Mr. John jitrvoody an eminent Bcnefador to the 'Colony of Pli^ 

TKouthy died, ^.121 

The Town of £^y?^^wereded by divers confiderabic perfons 

of Plimouthy ibid. 

1646. 
Three men of War arrived in PUmouth Harbour under the com- 
mand of Capt.?"^;?; Cromive/^vkhly laden. A mutij^y amongft 
the Seamen, whereby one man is killed, p. 1 23 

Mr. Edw. winjlow goes over into England Agent for the Mt^-^- 
fachufetsColoriy^ to anfwer the complaints of fundry difc'on- 
tented perfons, but returned no more to N. E. p. 124 

Dd 3 1 647^ 



A brief Chronological Table. 



1647. 

Mr. Thomas Hooker^ Paftor of the Church at Hartford^ relted 
from his labours, f-i25 

I 64 9. 

Aiflrch 16. Mr. John jf'imhrop Goverhour of the Aif/tjfachufas 

deceafed, p, 1 30 

An innumerable company of Caterpiliers in fome parts of the 

Country deftroyed the Fruits of the Earth, p. 1 3 r 

jliigufi 2^, Mr. Thomas Shepard P.iftor of C^w^W^^f Church 

died, _ i(;id^ 

An A<^ of Parliament pafTed inEn^Undfor fromotingand pro- 

pApiting the Gojpel ^mongfl the Indi.ws in N.E. In reference to 

which, an /W/*?«C<?r/?or.t/'/o,7 was there cftabliflied. Ableln- 

ilruments encouraged to preach the Gofpel to the Indians in 

iV.£.the Bible was tranflated into ih^Indian Language by Mr. 

John Eliot, and (in 1 664.) was printed at Cambridge^ p. 1 3 1 

1650. 
A great mortality amongft Children this year, ;. 1 3 3 

1651. 
Mr. wil: Thomas Magiflrate oiPUmotnh Colony died, p. 1 34 

1652. 
Mr. fohn Cotton Teacher of £oJlonO\mc\\ died. A Comet was 
fcen at the time of his ficknefs hanging over iV. E, which 
went out foon after his death, p. 1 3 5,(^ r. 

1653. 
July 31. Mr. Thomas Dudly Governour of the Majfachufcts 
died, ^b,out the 77 year of his Age, ;. 1 39 

1655. 
JPiimomh hears fad news of the death of Ur. Edward win flow, 
who had fometimes been their Governour, ;. 1 41 

1656. 
Capt. Mi/es StandiJIj Mngiflrate of PUmomh died, p. M ? 

1657. 
May 3. W. William Bradford Governor ofP/imouth died,;;. 144 
The Qiiakers (that curfed Sed) arrive at Plimorah, p.i5^ 

Mr. Theoph: Eaton Governor ofNewhavsn Colony died,?. 1 5 ^ 

Mr. 



A brief Chromlogicdl Table. 



Mr. Garret caft away in his Voyage from Bofion to England^ 
which was a greac lofs to the Country, P. 1 52 

1658. 
A great Earthquake was heard in N.E, p. i S 5 

Mr. Ralfh Partridge Minifter at Dfixbarj deceafed, ibid. 

John Philips o( Mar/I; field iidin by Thunder & Lightning, p. 1 5 5 
Mr. F/iliiam- Paddy Deaeon of Plimouth Church died, ibid. 

1659. 
The damnable Opinions of the Quakers arc vented up and 
down the Country, ^. i ^j 

Mt, Hemj' Dtmfiery Hrft Prefident of Harvard Colledge, de- 
ceafed, ^,158 

I 660. 
Jawef. Pierce ftain by Lightning at Plimouth^ p. 1 59 

1002. 
In January fever al Earthquakes were heard in N.E. t.i6i 
Philip Sachem of Pokanaket renews the Articles of Peace made 
betwixt the Government o{ P/imuth:, ani his Father & Bro- 

t^e^'i ^I6o 

Mr. John Brown MagiArate of Plimouth Colony ended this life, 

f.163,164 
1663. 

Mr. Samuel Ncrvwan Teacher of Rehoboth died, p. 1 64, 

Mr. John Norton Teacher of Bo/londied fuddenly, /^. 165 

Mr. Samuel Stone Teacher of Hartford deceafed, p:i 68 

1 664. 
A great and dreadful Comet appeared in Nev^England for the 
fpace of three moneths, which was accompanied with many 
fadEffeds, />.I70 

Great_ mildew and blaHing in the Country, f.172 

The Kings Commi/fioners arrived at Bofion in IV. E, /. 173 
JUanado's furrendred up to His Majefty, and called JVew-Tork^y 

Colonel Cartwright on his Voyage to England was taken by 
the Dutch. Sir Robert Carre died the next day afcer his ar- 
rival mBrifloly p. 176 

1665. 



A brief Chronological TahU. 



I 6 6%. 

Mr. Jehn Endicot Governour of the A^ajfachnfets^ died, p. 1 76 

Capt^ Davenport killed with Lightning as he lay on his Bed ac 
theCaftle, />.i77 

Wheat exceedingly blailcd and mildewed, M. 

I 6 6 5. 

Tliree killed in a moment by a blow of Thunder at AfarpjficU, 
and four at Pifcata^aa, and divers hurt. A great Whirlwind 
at the fame time, /'.178 

The Small Pox at 'Bofio>?, p, i jp 

The mildew and blaf^ing of the Corn ftill continued, ii>fii. 

A remarkable manifeftacion of Gods goodnefs to fome poor 
Salvages m the Jurifdidion of PUmeuth^ p. 1 80 

The death of Mr. mlliam Thompfon Miniller ar Brj^intrj, ■ 1 8 1 

1667. 

Several Vollies of lliot heard difcharged"in the Air at Nanta^kft. 
In March there appeared a Sign in the Heavens in the form 
of a Spear, pointing diredly to the Weft, p. 182 

MwfohK ivUfo7i^ v;ho had been Paftor oi Bojion Church 37 
years,reikd from his labours in the 79 year of his Age,/>. 185 
1668. 

Mr. Sawiid Shepard Paflor af Roit/ey Church died, p. 1 90 

j4pni 27. Mr. Henry Flint, Teacher at Braintry, died, i^iJ. 

Jftly 9. Mr. Jonathan Mitchel, Pallor of the Church at C^.m- 
/-nW^^, deceafed, p.igo^&c. 

ORoher i^. Hv. John Eliot junior, PaftOr of a Church within 
the Bounds of Cambridge,- departed this life, p. 196,197 

T)\^ConchftonQ)^ the Hiftory, with Advice to the Riling gene- 
ration, p. 197, 1 98 



FINIS. 



